---
type: lake
name: "Bass Lake"
county: "Crow Wing"
nearest_town: "Merrifield"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 399
max_depth_ft: 38
latitude: 46.49069
longitude: -94.14052
lake_score: 54
dnr_lake_id: "18030600"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/bass-lake
---

# Bass Lake

Lake in Crow Wing County, Minnesota, near Merrifield

- **Surface Area**: 399 acres
- **Max Depth**: 38 ft
- **Shoreline**: 3.2 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 16 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: Public access on record
- **Lake Score**: 54/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Bass Lake is a 399-acre lake near Merrifield in Crow Wing County, Minnesota. It reaches 38 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 3.2 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 16 feet, which is exceptionally clear for Minnesota.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 6 fish species here, including largemouth bass, bluegill, pumpkinseed, yellow perch, and rock bass. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2015.

The DNR lists public water access for the lake; confirm the launch type before towing a trailer in.

## Access

- **Public access**: Public access on record
- **Managed by**: Not recorded
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 6
- **Stocked**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 2015
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Paddling

## Amenities

None on record

## Fish Species

Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Yellow Perch, Rock Bass, Hybrid Sunfish

## Nearby Lakes

- [Silver Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/silver-lake) - 1.4 miles, 208 acres
- [Fawn Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/fawn-lake) - 1.5 miles, 121 acres
- [Lake Edward](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/lake-edward) - 1.5 miles, 2,628 acres
- [Mollie Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/mollie-lake) - 2.6 miles, 334 acres
- [Lower Mission Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/lower-mission-lake) - 3.5 miles, 732 acres
- [Markee Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/markee-lake) - 3.7 miles, 104 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=46.49069,-94.14052)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=18030600)
- [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)*