---
type: lake
name: "Bass Lake"
county: "Crow Wing"
nearest_town: "Jenkins"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 121
max_depth_ft: 47
latitude: 46.6578
longitude: -94.1864
lake_score: 38
dnr_lake_id: "18035800"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/bass-lake-jenkins
---

# Bass Lake

Lake in Crow Wing County, Minnesota, near Jenkins

- **Surface Area**: 121 acres
- **Max Depth**: 47 ft
- **Shoreline**: 3.3 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 16 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: No public access on record
- **Lake Score**: 38/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Bass Lake is a 121-acre lake near Jenkins in Crow Wing County, Minnesota. It reaches 47 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 3.3 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 16 feet, which is exceptionally clear for Minnesota.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 14 fish species here, including northern pike, largemouth bass, black crappie, bluegill, pumpkinseed, and yellow perch. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2010.

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. The lake is listed as infested with zebra mussel — clean, drain and dry your boat and gear before leaving.

## Access

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

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 14
- **Stocked**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 2010
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing

## Amenities

None on record

## Fish Species

Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Yellow Perch, Rock Bass, Black Bullhead, Bowfin, Greater Redhorse, Green Sunfish, Hybrid Sunfish, White Sucker, Yellow Bullhead

## Invasive Species

zebra mussel. Clean, drain and dry boats and gear before leaving.

## Nearby Lakes

- [Star Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/star-lake) - 0.8 miles, 127 acres
- [Kimball Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/kimball-lake) - 0.8 miles, 190 acres
- [Pig Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/pig-lake) - 1.2 miles, 196 acres
- [Ossawinnamakee Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/ossawinnamakee-lake) - 1.6 miles, 711 acres
- [Grass Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/grass-lake) - 1.7 miles, 45 acres
- [Clamshell Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/clamshell-lake) - 2.2 miles, 211 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=46.6578,-94.1864)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=18035800)
- [All lakes in Crow Wing County](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county)

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*Source: [MinneLakes.org](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/bass-lake-jenkins)*