---
type: lake
name: "Mustinka River Flowage"
county: "Grant"
nearest_town: "Norcross"
lake_type: "reservoir"
acres: 91
max_depth_ft: 10
latitude: 45.8731
longitude: -96.11158
lake_score: 40
dnr_lake_id: "26023500"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/grant-county/mustinka-river-flowage
---

# Mustinka River Flowage

Reservoir in Grant County, Minnesota, near Norcross

- **Surface Area**: 91 acres
- **Max Depth**: 10 ft
- **Average Depth**: 4 ft
- **Shoreline**: 3 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 1.1 ft
- **Lake Type**: reservoir
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (gravel or earth)
- **Lake Score**: 40/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Mustinka River Flowage is a 91-acre reservoir near Norcross in Grant County, Minnesota. It reaches 10 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 4 feet, and has roughly 3 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 1.1 feet, so expect stained or algae-tinted water in summer.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 8 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, 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 2018.

There is one public boat launch (gravel or earth surface) managed by the city.

## Access

- **Public access**: 1 public boat launch (gravel or earth)
- **Managed by**: city
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 8
- **Stocked**: Yes
- **Last DNR survey**: 2018
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Paddling

## Amenities

Boat Ramp

## Fish Species

Walleye, Northern Pike, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Black Bullhead, Common Carp, White Sucker, Yellow Bullhead

## Nearby Lakes

- [Graham Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/grant-county/graham-lake) - 5.5 miles, 138 acres
- [Cottonwood Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/grant-county/cottonwood-lake) - 8.9 miles, 255 acres
- [Barrett Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/grant-county/barrett-lake) - 11.5 miles, 530 acres
- [Lightning Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/grant-county/lightning-lake) - 13.7 miles, 541 acres
- [Thompson Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/grant-county/thompson-lake) - 14.7 miles, 154 acres
- [Elk Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/grant-county/elk-lake) - 14.8 miles, 207 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=45.8731,-96.11158)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=26023500)
- [All lakes in Grant County](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/grant-county)

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*Source: [MinneLakes.org](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/grant-county/mustinka-river-flowage)*