---
type: lake
name: "O'Brien Lake"
county: "Crow Wing"
nearest_town: "Cross Lake"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 186
max_depth_ft: 49
latitude: 46.67613
longitude: -94.04164
lake_score: 58
dnr_lake_id: "18022700"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/o-brien-lake
---

# O'Brien Lake

Lake in Crow Wing County, Minnesota, near Cross Lake

- **Surface Area**: 186 acres
- **Max Depth**: 49 ft
- **Shoreline**: 4.7 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 24 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: Public access on record
- **Lake Score**: 58/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

O'Brien Lake is an 186-acre lake near Cross Lake in Crow Wing County, Minnesota. It reaches 49 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 4.7 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 24 feet, which is exceptionally clear for Minnesota.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 14 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 2024.

The DNR lists public water access for the lake; confirm the launch type before towing a trailer in.

## Access

- **Public access**: Public access on record
- **Managed by**: Minnesota DNR
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 14
- **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, Smallmouth Bass, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Yellow Perch, Rock Bass, Bowfin, Brown Bullhead, Green Sunfish, Hybrid Sunfish, Yellow Bullhead

## Nearby Lakes

- [Velvet Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/velvet-lake) - 1.1 miles, 167 acres
- [Goodrich Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/goodrich-lake) - 1.1 miles, 382 acres
- [Dolney Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/dolney-lake) - 1.7 miles, 272 acres
- [Little Pine Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/little-pine-lake) - 2.3 miles, 330 acres
- [Daggett Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/daggett-lake) - 2.6 miles, 258 acres
- [Greer Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/greer-lake) - 2.6 miles, 354 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=46.67613,-94.04164)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=18022700)
- [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/o-brien-lake)*