---
type: lake
name: "Star Lake"
county: "Crow Wing"
nearest_town: "Cross Lake"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 127
max_depth_ft: 83
latitude: 46.65679
longitude: -94.17056
lake_score: 42
dnr_lake_id: "18035900"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/star-lake
---

# Star Lake

Lake in Crow Wing County, Minnesota, near Cross Lake

- **Surface Area**: 127 acres
- **Max Depth**: 83 ft
- **Shoreline**: 3.4 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 18 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: No public access on record
- **Lake Score**: 42/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Star Lake is a 127-acre lake near Cross Lake in Crow Wing County, Minnesota. It reaches 83 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 3.4 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 18 feet, which is exceptionally clear for Minnesota.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 12 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, largemouth bass, black crappie, bluegill, and yellow perch. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2010.

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.

## Access

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

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 12
- **Stocked**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 2010
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing

## Amenities

None on record

## Fish Species

Walleye, Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Yellow Perch, Tullibee (Cisco), Rock Bass, Green Sunfish, Hybrid Sunfish, White Sucker, Yellow Bullhead

## Nearby Lakes

- [Bass Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/bass-lake-jenkins) - 0.8 miles, 121 acres
- [Pig Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/pig-lake) - 1.5 miles, 196 acres
- [Kimball Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/kimball-lake) - 1.5 miles, 190 acres
- [Cross Lake Reservoir](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/cross-lake-reservoir) - 1.8 miles, 1,815 acres
- [Ossawinnamakee Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/ossawinnamakee-lake) - 2 miles, 711 acres
- [Grass Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/grass-lake) - 2.5 miles, 45 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=46.65679,-94.17056)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=18035900)
- [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/star-lake)*