---
type: lake
name: "Middle Cullen Lake"
county: "Crow Wing"
nearest_town: "Nisswa"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 405
max_depth_ft: 48
latitude: 46.55378
longitude: -94.26586
lake_score: 70
dnr_lake_id: "18037700"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/middle-cullen-lake
---

# Middle Cullen Lake

Lake in Crow Wing County, Minnesota, near Nisswa

- **Surface Area**: 405 acres
- **Max Depth**: 48 ft
- **Shoreline**: 5.8 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 16.2 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 70/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Middle Cullen Lake is a 405-acre lake near Nisswa in Crow Wing County, Minnesota. It reaches 48 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 5.8 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 16.2 feet, which is exceptionally clear for Minnesota.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 15 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, black crappie, and bluegill. 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 2021.

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 starry stonewort and zebra mussel — clean, drain and dry your boat and gear before leaving. Ice typically goes out around April 17, based on 16 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**: 2021
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Boating, Paddling, Swimming

## Amenities

Boat Ramp, Swim Beach

## Fish Species

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

## Invasive Species

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

## Ice-Out

- **Median ice-out**: April 17
- **Years of record**: 16
- **Earliest**: 2024-03-13
- **Latest**: 2022-05-04

## Nearby Lakes

- [Upper Cullen Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/upper-cullen-lake) - 1 miles, 441 acres
- [Lower Cullen Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/lower-cullen-lake) - 1.6 miles, 560 acres
- [East Twin Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/east-twin-lake) - 1.7 miles, 163 acres
- [West Twin Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/west-twin-lake) - 2.3 miles, 127 acres
- [Little Pelican Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/little-pelican-lake) - 2.5 miles, 271 acres
- [Edna Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/edna-lake) - 2.7 miles, 156 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=46.55378,-94.26586)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=18037700)
- [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/middle-cullen-lake)*