---
type: lake
name: "Ossawinnamakee Lake"
county: "Crow Wing"
nearest_town: "Ideal Corners"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 711
max_depth_ft: 63
latitude: 46.63527
longitude: -94.19751
lake_score: 65
dnr_lake_id: "18035200"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/ossawinnamakee-lake
---

# Ossawinnamakee Lake

Lake in Crow Wing County, Minnesota, near Ideal Corners

- **Surface Area**: 711 acres
- **Max Depth**: 63 ft
- **Shoreline**: 13.3 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 20.5 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 65/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Ossawinnamakee Lake is a 711-acre lake near Ideal Corners in Crow Wing County, Minnesota. It reaches 63 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 13.3 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 20.5 feet, which is exceptionally clear for Minnesota.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 18 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 2025.

There is one public boat launch (concrete surface) managed by the Minnesota DNR. The lake is listed as infested with Eurasian watermilfoil and zebra mussel — clean, drain and dry your boat and gear before leaving. Ice typically goes out around April 17, based on 46 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**: 18
- **Stocked**: Yes
- **Last DNR survey**: 2025
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Boating, Paddling

## Amenities

Boat Ramp

## Fish Species

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

## Invasive Species

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

## Ice-Out

- **Median ice-out**: April 17
- **Years of record**: 46
- **Earliest**: 2024-03-22
- **Latest**: 2013-05-12

## Nearby Lakes

- [Kimball Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/kimball-lake) - 1.3 miles, 190 acres
- [Bass Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/bass-lake-jenkins) - 1.6 miles, 121 acres
- [Clear Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/clear-lake) - 1.8 miles, 226 acres
- [Grass Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/grass-lake) - 1.9 miles, 45 acres
- [Star Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/star-lake) - 2 miles, 127 acres
- [Clamshell Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/clamshell-lake) - 2.8 miles, 211 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=46.63527,-94.19751)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=18035200)
- [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/ossawinnamakee-lake)*