---
type: lake
name: "Ox Lake"
county: "Crow Wing"
nearest_town: "Manhattan Beach"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 241
max_depth_ft: 74
latitude: 46.71307
longitude: -94.11618
lake_score: 33
dnr_lake_id: "18028800"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/ox-lake
---

# Ox Lake

Lake in Crow Wing County, Minnesota, near Manhattan Beach

- **Surface Area**: 241 acres
- **Max Depth**: 74 ft
- **Shoreline**: 4.6 miles
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: No public access on record
- **Lake Score**: 33/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Ox Lake is a 241-acre lake near Manhattan Beach in Crow Wing County, Minnesota. It reaches 74 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 4.6 miles of shoreline.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 11 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, largemouth bass, black crappie, bluegill, and pumpkinseed. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 1990.

No public water access is on record with the DNR, so getting on the water generally depends on a resort, private landing or permission from a shoreline owner. Ice typically goes out around April 23, based on 28 years of DNR ice-out records.

## Access

- **Public access**: No public access on record
- **Managed by**: Not recorded
- **Launch fee**: N/A

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 11
- **Stocked**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 1990
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing

## Amenities

None on record

## Fish Species

Walleye, Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Yellow Perch, Rock Bass, Brown Bullhead, Hybrid Sunfish, Yellow Bullhead

## Ice-Out

- **Median ice-out**: April 23
- **Years of record**: 28
- **Earliest**: 2024-03-16
- **Latest**: 1975-05-05

## Nearby Lakes

- [Island Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/island-lake-cross-lake) - 0.8 miles, 232 acres
- [Rush Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/rush-lake) - 1.8 miles, 858 acres
- [Big Trout Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/big-trout-lake) - 2 miles, 1,366 acres
- [Daggett Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/daggett-lake) - 2 miles, 258 acres
- [Little Pine Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/little-pine-lake) - 2.3 miles, 330 acres
- [West Fox Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/west-fox-lake) - 2.5 miles, 449 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=46.71307,-94.11618)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=18028800)
- [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/ox-lake)*