---
type: lake
name: "Bertha Lake"
county: "Crow Wing"
nearest_town: "Jenkins"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 337
max_depth_ft: 64
latitude: 46.66334
longitude: -94.25292
lake_score: 63
dnr_lake_id: "18035500"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/bertha-lake
---

# Bertha Lake

Lake in Crow Wing County, Minnesota, near Jenkins

- **Surface Area**: 337 acres
- **Max Depth**: 64 ft
- **Shoreline**: 3.9 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 15.6 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 2 public boat launches (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 63/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Bertha Lake is a 337-acre lake near Jenkins in Crow Wing County, Minnesota. It reaches 64 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 3.9 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 15.6 feet, which is exceptionally clear for Minnesota.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 22 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, black crappie, and bluegill. Special fishing regulations apply to crappie and sunfish, and they override the statewide limits. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2024.

There are 2 public boat launches (concrete surface). The lake is listed as infested with zebra mussel — clean, drain and dry your boat and gear before leaving. Ice typically goes out around April 18, based on 10 years of DNR ice-out records.

## Access

- **Public access**: 2 public boat launches (concrete)
- **Managed by**: Not recorded
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 22
- **Stocked**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 2024
- **Special regulations**: Yes
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

### Special Regulations

- **Crappie, Sunfish**: Daily limit five.

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Boating, Paddling

## Amenities

Boat Ramp

## Fish Species

Walleye, Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Yellow Perch, Burbot, Tullibee (Cisco), Lake Whitefish, Rock Bass, Black Bullhead, Bowfin, Brown Bullhead, Greater Redhorse, Green Sunfish, Hybrid Sunfish, Northern Sunfish, Shorthead Redhorse, White Sucker, Yellow Bullhead

## Invasive Species

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

## Ice-Out

- **Median ice-out**: April 18
- **Years of record**: 10
- **Earliest**: 2024-03-17
- **Latest**: 2022-05-06

## Nearby Lakes

- [Clamshell Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/clamshell-lake) - 1.1 miles, 211 acres
- [Grass Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/grass-lake) - 1.5 miles, 45 acres
- [Lower Hay Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/lower-hay-lake) - 1.5 miles, 700 acres
- [Clear Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/clear-lake) - 1.6 miles, 226 acres
- [Kimball Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/kimball-lake) - 2.5 miles, 190 acres
- [Whitefish Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/whitefish-lake) - 2.7 miles, 7,714 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=46.66334,-94.25292)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=18035500)
- [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/bertha-lake)*