---
type: lake
name: "Lake Crystal"
county: "Hennepin"
nearest_town: "Robbinsdale"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 79
max_depth_ft: 39
latitude: 45.02627
longitude: -93.32795
lake_score: 46
dnr_lake_id: "27003400"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hennepin-county/lake-crystal
---

# Lake Crystal

Lake in Hennepin County, Minnesota, near Robbinsdale

- **Surface Area**: 79 acres
- **Max Depth**: 39 ft
- **Average Depth**: 10 ft
- **Shoreline**: 1.6 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 2.5 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (gravel or earth)
- **Lake Score**: 46/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Lake Crystal is a 79-acre lake near Robbinsdale in Hennepin County, Minnesota. It reaches 39 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 10 feet, and has roughly 1.6 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 2.5 feet, so expect stained or algae-tinted water in summer.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 12 fish species here, including tiger muskellunge, black crappie, bluegill, pumpkinseed, and yellow perch. The DNR has stocking records for the lake, so check the stocking report for the most recent species and year classes. Special fishing regulations apply to muskellunge and tiger muskellunge, and they override the statewide limits. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2022.

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**: 12
- **Stocked**: Yes
- **Last DNR survey**: 2022
- **Special regulations**: Yes
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

### Special Regulations

- **Muskellunge and Tiger Muskellunge**: Minimum size limit 40". Possession limit one.

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Paddling

## Amenities

Boat Ramp

## Fish Species

Tiger Muskellunge, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Yellow Perch, Black Bullhead, Bowfin, Common Carp, Green Sunfish, Hybrid Sunfish, White Sucker, Yellow Bullhead

## Nearby Lakes

- [Twin Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hennepin-county/twin-lake) - 1.5 miles, 217 acres
- [St. Anthony Falls Pool](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hennepin-county/st-anthony-falls-pool) - 3.2 miles, 317 acres
- [Cedar Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hennepin-county/cedar-lake) - 4.6 miles, 164 acres
- [Medicine Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hennepin-county/medicine-lake) - 4.7 miles, 924 acres
- [U.S. Lock & Dam #1 Pool](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hennepin-county/u-s-lock-and-dam-1-pool) - 4.8 miles, 471 acres
- [Lake of the Isles](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hennepin-county/lake-of-the-isles) - 4.9 miles, 114 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=45.02627,-93.32795)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=27003400)
- [All lakes in Hennepin County](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hennepin-county)

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*Source: [MinneLakes.org](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hennepin-county/lake-crystal)*