---
type: lake
name: "Ninth Crow Wing Lake"
county: "Hubbard"
nearest_town: "Akeley"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 232
max_depth_ft: 65
latitude: 46.97781
longitude: -94.77012
lake_score: 61
dnr_lake_id: "29002500"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hubbard-county/ninth-crow-wing-lake
---

# Ninth Crow Wing Lake

Lake in Hubbard County, Minnesota, near Akeley

- **Surface Area**: 232 acres
- **Max Depth**: 65 ft
- **Average Depth**: 17 ft
- **Shoreline**: 3.7 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 12.4 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 61/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Ninth Crow Wing Lake is a 232-acre lake near Akeley in Hubbard County, Minnesota. It reaches 65 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 17 feet, and has roughly 3.7 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 12.4 feet, clearer than most lakes in the state.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 15 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, largemouth bass, black crappie, bluegill, and pumpkinseed. Special fishing regulations apply to northern pike, and they override the statewide limits. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2025.

There is one public boat launch (concrete surface) managed by the Minnesota DNR.

## 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**: 15
- **Stocked**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 2025
- **Special regulations**: Yes
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

### Special Regulations

- **Northern Pike**: All from 24-36" must be immediately released. Possession limit three, only one over 36".

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Boating, Paddling

## Amenities

Boat Ramp

## Fish Species

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

## Nearby Lakes

- [Tenth Crow Wing Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hubbard-county/tenth-crow-wing-lake) - 1.1 miles, 175 acres
- [Eighth Crow Wing Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hubbard-county/eighth-crow-wing-lake) - 1.6 miles, 503 acres
- [Ham Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hubbard-county/ham-lake) - 3.3 miles, 194 acres
- [Eleventh Crow Wing Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hubbard-county/eleventh-crow-wing-lake) - 3.4 miles, 751 acres
- [Seventh Crow Wing Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hubbard-county/seventh-crow-wing-lake) - 3.6 miles, 262 acres
- [Spider Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hubbard-county/spider-lake) - 4.1 miles, 570 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=46.97781,-94.77012)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=29002500)
- [All lakes in Hubbard County](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hubbard-county)

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*Source: [MinneLakes.org](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hubbard-county/ninth-crow-wing-lake)*