---
type: lake
name: "Cedar Lake"
county: "McLeod"
nearest_town: "Cedar Mills"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 1860
max_depth_ft: 8
latitude: 44.97385
longitude: -94.46084
lake_score: 50
dnr_lake_id: "43011500"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/mcleod-county/cedar-lake
---

# Cedar Lake

Lake in McLeod County, Minnesota, near Cedar Mills

- **Surface Area**: 1,860 acres
- **Max Depth**: 8 ft
- **Shoreline**: 22.9 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 3.1 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 50/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Cedar Lake is a 1,860-acre lake near Cedar Mills in McLeod County, Minnesota. It reaches 8 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 22.9 miles of shoreline. It is the largest lake in McLeod County in the Minnesota DNR's LakeFinder records. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 3.1 feet, so expect stained or algae-tinted water in summer.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 16 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, largemouth bass, black crappie, bluegill, and pumpkinseed. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2018.

There is one public boat launch (concrete surface) managed by the Minnesota DNR. The lake is listed as infested with Eurasian watermilfoil — clean, drain and dry your boat and gear before leaving.

## 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**: 16
- **Stocked**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 2018
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Boating, Paddling

## Amenities

Boat Ramp

## Fish Species

Walleye, Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Yellow Perch, Bigmouth Buffalo, Black Bullhead, Bowfin, Brown Bullhead, Common Carp, Green Sunfish, Hybrid Sunfish, White Sucker, Yellow Bullhead

## Invasive Species

Eurasian watermilfoil. Clean, drain and dry boats and gear before leaving.

## Nearby Lakes

- [Belle Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/meeker-county/belle-lake) - 1.7 miles, 864 acres
- [Stahl's Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/mcleod-county/stahl-s-lake) - 2.4 miles, 141 acres
- [Hoff Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/meeker-county/hoff-lake) - 2.6 miles, 139 acres
- [Greenleaf Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/meeker-county/greenleaf-lake) - 2.7 miles, 238 acres
- [Willie Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/meeker-county/willie-lake) - 2.8 miles, 192 acres
- [Erie Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/meeker-county/erie-lake) - 3.2 miles, 190 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=44.97385,-94.46084)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=43011500)
- [All lakes in McLeod County](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/mcleod-county)

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