---
type: lake
name: "Rush Lake"
county: "Crow Wing"
nearest_town: "Cross Lake"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 858
max_depth_ft: 105
latitude: 46.69368
longitude: -94.14037
lake_score: 74
dnr_lake_id: "18031100"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/rush-lake
---

# Rush Lake

Lake in Crow Wing County, Minnesota, near Cross Lake

- **Surface Area**: 858 acres
- **Max Depth**: 105 ft
- **Shoreline**: 14.8 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 16.8 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 2 public boat launches (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 74/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Rush Lake is an 858-acre lake near Cross Lake in Crow Wing County, Minnesota. It reaches 105 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 14.8 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 16.8 feet, which is exceptionally clear for Minnesota.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 21 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, black crappie, and bluegill. Special fishing regulations apply to crappie and sunfish, and they override the statewide limits. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2024.

There are 2 public boat launches (concrete surface). 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 19, based on 8 years of DNR ice-out records.

## Access

- **Public access**: 2 public boat launches (concrete)
- **Managed by**: Not recorded
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 21
- **Stocked**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 2024
- **Special regulations**: Yes
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

### Special Regulations

- **Crappie, Sunfish**: Daily limit five.

## 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, Burbot, Tullibee (Cisco), Lake Whitefish, Rock Bass, Black Bullhead, Bowfin, Brown Bullhead, Green Sunfish, Hybrid Sunfish, Northern Sunfish, Shorthead Redhorse, White Sucker, Yellow Bullhead

## Invasive Species

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

## Ice-Out

- **Median ice-out**: April 19
- **Years of record**: 8
- **Earliest**: 2016-04-05
- **Latest**: 2013-05-13

## Nearby Lakes

- [Island Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/island-lake-cross-lake) - 1.2 miles, 232 acres
- [Big Trout Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/big-trout-lake) - 1.7 miles, 1,366 acres
- [Ox Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/ox-lake) - 1.8 miles, 241 acres
- [Cross Lake Reservoir](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/cross-lake-reservoir) - 1.8 miles, 1,815 acres
- [Daggett Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/daggett-lake) - 2.3 miles, 258 acres
- [Pig Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/pig-lake) - 2.4 miles, 196 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=46.69368,-94.14037)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=18031100)
- [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/rush-lake)*