---
type: lake
name: "Island Lake"
county: "Crow Wing"
nearest_town: "Cross Lake"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 232
max_depth_ft: 76
latitude: 46.71023
longitude: -94.13303
lake_score: 57
dnr_lake_id: "18026900"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/island-lake-cross-lake
---

# Island Lake

Lake in Crow Wing County, Minnesota, near Cross Lake

- **Surface Area**: 232 acres
- **Max Depth**: 76 ft
- **Shoreline**: 5.2 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 15.9 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: Public access on record
- **Lake Score**: 57/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Island Lake is a 232-acre lake near Cross Lake in Crow Wing County, Minnesota. It reaches 76 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 5.2 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 15.9 feet, which is exceptionally clear for Minnesota.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 19 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.

The DNR lists public water access for the lake; confirm the launch type before towing a trailer in. The lake is listed as infested with zebra mussel — clean, drain and dry your boat and gear before leaving.

## Access

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

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 19
- **Stocked**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 2024
- **Special regulations**: Yes
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

### Special Regulations

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

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Paddling

## Amenities

None on record

## Fish Species

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

## Invasive Species

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

## Nearby Lakes

- [Ox Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/ox-lake) - 0.8 miles, 241 acres
- [Rush Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/rush-lake) - 1.2 miles, 858 acres
- [Big Trout Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/big-trout-lake) - 1.2 miles, 1,366 acres
- [Daggett Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/daggett-lake) - 2.4 miles, 258 acres
- [Cross Lake Reservoir](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/cross-lake-reservoir) - 2.9 miles, 1,815 acres
- [Little Pine Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/little-pine-lake) - 3 miles, 330 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=46.71023,-94.13303)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=18026900)
- [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/island-lake-cross-lake)*