---
type: lake
name: "Variety Lake"
county: "Cass"
nearest_town: "Hackensack"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 160
max_depth_ft: 29
latitude: 46.89726
longitude: -94.61622
lake_score: 10
dnr_lake_id: "11046300"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cass-county/variety-lake
---

# Variety Lake

Lake in Cass County, Minnesota, near Hackensack

- **Surface Area**: 160 acres
- **Max Depth**: 29 ft
- **Average Depth**: 18 ft
- **Shoreline**: 2.7 miles
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: No public access on record
- **Lake Score**: 10/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Variety Lake is a 160-acre lake near Hackensack in Cass County, Minnesota. It reaches 29 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 18 feet, and has roughly 2.7 miles of shoreline.

The DNR has no fish survey on file for this lake, so treat any fishing as exploratory.

No public water access is on record with the DNR, so getting on the water generally depends on a resort, private landing or permission from a shoreline owner.

## Access

- **Public access**: No public access on record
- **Managed by**: Not recorded
- **Launch fee**: N/A

## Activities

None on record

## Amenities

None on record

## Fish Species

No DNR fish survey on file

## Nearby Lakes

- [Jackpine Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cass-county/jackpine-lake) - 1 miles, 160 acres
- [Lake Crystal](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cass-county/lake-crystal) - 3.5 miles, 190 acres
- [Long Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cass-county/long-lake-backus) - 3.9 miles, 142 acres
- [Birch Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cass-county/birch-lake) - 4.2 miles, 1,267 acres
- [Beuber Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cass-county/beuber-lake) - 5.1 miles, 132 acres
- [Poquet Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cass-county/poquet-lake) - 5.4 miles, 145 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=46.89726,-94.61622)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=11046300)
- [All lakes in Cass County](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cass-county)

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*Source: [MinneLakes.org](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cass-county/variety-lake)*