---
type: lake
name: "Ross Lake"
county: "Crow Wing"
nearest_town: "Little Pine"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 492
max_depth_ft: 30
latitude: 46.66404
longitude: -93.83712
lake_score: 51
dnr_lake_id: "18016500"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/ross-lake
---

# Ross Lake

Lake in Crow Wing County, Minnesota, near Little Pine

- **Surface Area**: 492 acres
- **Max Depth**: 30 ft
- **Shoreline**: 6.6 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 3.8 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 51/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Ross Lake is a 492-acre lake near Little Pine in Crow Wing County, Minnesota. It reaches 30 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 6.6 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 3.8 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 most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2018.

There is one public boat launch (concrete surface) managed by the Minnesota DNR. Ice typically goes out around April 14, based on 28 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**: 13
- **Stocked**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 2018
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Boating, Paddling

## Amenities

Boat Ramp

## Fish Species

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

## Ice-Out

- **Median ice-out**: April 14
- **Years of record**: 28
- **Earliest**: 2012-03-23
- **Latest**: 1996-05-01

## Nearby Lakes

- [Twin Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/twin-lake) - 0.8 miles, 79 acres
- [Stark Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/stark-lake) - 1.8 miles, 217 acres
- [Upper Dean Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/upper-dean-lake) - 2.7 miles, 259 acres
- [Rogers Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/rogers-lake) - 2.8 miles, 240 acres
- [Island Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/island-lake) - 3.3 miles, 240 acres
- [Nelson Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/nelson-lake) - 3.4 miles, 319 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=46.66404,-93.83712)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=18016500)
- [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/ross-lake)*