---
type: lake
name: "Lake Edward"
county: "Crow Wing"
nearest_town: "Merrifield"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 2628
max_depth_ft: 75
latitude: 46.50883
longitude: -94.15945
lake_score: 76
dnr_lake_id: "18030500"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/lake-edward
---

# Lake Edward

Lake in Crow Wing County, Minnesota, near Merrifield

- **Surface Area**: 2,628 acres
- **Max Depth**: 75 ft
- **Shoreline**: 8.6 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 13.6 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 76/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Lake Edward is a 2,628-acre lake near Merrifield in Crow Wing County, Minnesota. It reaches 75 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 8.6 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 13.6 feet, clearer than most lakes in the state.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 15 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, largemouth bass, black crappie, bluegill, and pumpkinseed. The DNR has stocking records for the lake, so check the stocking report for the most recent species and year classes. Special fishing regulations apply to crappie and sunfish, and they override the statewide limits. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2025.

There is one public boat launch (concrete surface) managed by the Minnesota DNR. OpenStreetMap shows a swim beach on or beside the lake. 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 14, based on 20 years of DNR ice-out records.

## Access

- **Public access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Managed by**: Minnesota DNR
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 15
- **Stocked**: Yes
- **Last DNR survey**: 2025
- **Special regulations**: Yes
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

### Special Regulations

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

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Boating, Paddling, Swimming

## Amenities

Boat Ramp, Swim Beach

## Fish Species

Walleye, Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Yellow Perch, Rock Bass, Bowfin, Brown Bullhead, Common Carp, Green Sunfish, Hybrid Sunfish, White Sucker, Yellow Bullhead

## Invasive Species

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

## Ice-Out

- **Median ice-out**: April 14
- **Years of record**: 20
- **Earliest**: 2024-03-12
- **Latest**: 2022-05-05

## Nearby Lakes

- [Bass Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/bass-lake) - 1.5 miles, 399 acres
- [Silver Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/silver-lake) - 1.6 miles, 208 acres
- [Markee Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/markee-lake) - 2.2 miles, 104 acres
- [Mollie Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/mollie-lake) - 2.3 miles, 334 acres
- [Lougee Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/lougee-lake) - 2.5 miles, 212 acres
- [Fawn Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/fawn-lake) - 2.8 miles, 121 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=46.50883,-94.15945)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=18030500)
- [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/lake-edward)*