---
type: lake
name: "Lake Mary"
county: "Crow Wing"
nearest_town: "Emily"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 413
max_depth_ft: 34
latitude: 46.74009
longitude: -93.91773
lake_score: 45
dnr_lake_id: "18018500"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/lake-mary
---

# Lake Mary

Lake in Crow Wing County, Minnesota, near Emily

- **Surface Area**: 413 acres
- **Max Depth**: 34 ft
- **Shoreline**: 4.7 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 3.5 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: Public access on record
- **Lake Score**: 45/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Lake Mary is a 413-acre lake near Emily in Crow Wing County, Minnesota. It reaches 34 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 4.7 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 3.5 feet, so expect stained or algae-tinted water in summer.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 13 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. 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 Eurasian watermilfoil — clean, drain and dry your boat and gear before leaving. Ice typically goes out around April 15, based on 7 years of DNR ice-out records.

## Access

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

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 13
- **Stocked**: Yes
- **Last DNR survey**: 2024
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Paddling

## Amenities

None on record

## Fish Species

Walleye, Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Yellow Perch, Rock Bass, Black Bullhead, Bowfin, Brown Bullhead, White Sucker, Yellow Bullhead

## Invasive Species

Eurasian watermilfoil. Clean, drain and dry boats and gear before leaving.

## Ice-Out

- **Median ice-out**: April 15
- **Years of record**: 7
- **Earliest**: 2016-03-18
- **Latest**: 2023-05-02

## Nearby Lakes

- [Lake Emily](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/lake-emily) - 1.7 miles, 721 acres
- [Ruth Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/ruth-lake) - 1.8 miles, 599 acres
- [Trout Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/trout-lake) - 3.1 miles, 117 acres
- [Anna Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/anna-lake) - 3.7 miles, 112 acres
- [Island Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/island-lake) - 3.8 miles, 240 acres
- [Lows Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/lows-lake) - 4.1 miles, 302 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=46.74009,-93.91773)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=18018500)
- [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-mary)*