---
type: lake
name: "Third Crow Wing Lake"
county: "Hubbard"
nearest_town: "Hubbard"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 643
max_depth_ft: 35
latitude: 46.86222
longitude: -94.85774
lake_score: 58
dnr_lake_id: "29007700"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hubbard-county/third-crow-wing-lake
---

# Third Crow Wing Lake

Lake in Hubbard County, Minnesota, near Hubbard

- **Surface Area**: 643 acres
- **Max Depth**: 35 ft
- **Average Depth**: 12 ft
- **Shoreline**: 7.2 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 9.5 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 58/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Third Crow Wing Lake is a 643-acre lake near Hubbard in Hubbard County, Minnesota. It reaches 35 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 12 feet, and has roughly 7.2 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 9.5 feet.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 18 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, 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. Special fishing regulations apply to sunfish, 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. The lake is listed as infested with faucet snail — clean, drain and dry your boat and gear before leaving. Ice typically goes out around April 17, based on 14 years of DNR ice-out records.

## 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**: 18
- **Stocked**: Yes
- **Last DNR survey**: 2025
- **Special regulations**: Yes
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

### Special Regulations

- **Sunfish**: Daily limit five.

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Boating, Paddling

## Amenities

Boat Ramp

## Fish Species

Walleye, Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Yellow Perch, Tullibee (Cisco), Rock Bass, Bowfin, Brown Bullhead, Common Carp, Greater Redhorse, River Redhorse, Shorthead Redhorse, White Sucker, Yellow Bullhead

## Invasive Species

faucet snail. Clean, drain and dry boats and gear before leaving.

## Ice-Out

- **Median ice-out**: April 17
- **Years of record**: 14
- **Earliest**: 2024-03-15
- **Latest**: 2022-05-07

## Nearby Lakes

- [Fourth Crow Wing Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hubbard-county/fourth-crow-wing-lake) - 0.9 miles, 434 acres
- [Second Crow Wing Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hubbard-county/second-crow-wing-lake) - 1.8 miles, 221 acres
- [Island Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hubbard-county/island-lake-nevis) - 1.8 miles, 225 acres
- [First Crow Wing Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hubbard-county/first-crow-wing-lake) - 1.9 miles, 522 acres
- [Palmer Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hubbard-county/palmer-lake) - 2.9 miles, 146 acres
- [Big Stony Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hubbard-county/big-stony-lake) - 3.1 miles, 343 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=46.86222,-94.85774)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=29007700)
- [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/third-crow-wing-lake)*