---
type: lake
name: "Big Lake"
county: "Sherburne"
nearest_town: "Big Lake"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 254
max_depth_ft: 48
latitude: 45.33828
longitude: -93.75474
lake_score: 70
dnr_lake_id: "71008200"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/sherburne-county/big-lake
---

# Big Lake

Lake in Sherburne County, Minnesota, near Big Lake

- **Surface Area**: 254 acres
- **Max Depth**: 48 ft
- **Average Depth**: 18 ft
- **Shoreline**: 2.4 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 12.5 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 70/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Big Lake is a 254-acre lake near Big Lake in Sherburne County, Minnesota. It reaches 48 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 18 feet, and has roughly 2.4 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 12.5 feet, clearer than most lakes in the state.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 14 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, largemouth bass, black crappie, bluegill, and pumpkinseed. 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 2017.

There is one public boat launch (concrete surface) managed by the city. OpenStreetMap shows a swim beach on or beside the lake. The lake is listed as infested with Eurasian watermilfoil and zebra mussel — clean, drain and dry your boat and gear before leaving. Ice typically goes out around April 7, based on 20 years of DNR ice-out records.

## Access

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

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 14
- **Stocked**: Yes
- **Last DNR survey**: 2017
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Boating, Paddling, Swimming, Picnicking

## Amenities

Boat Ramp, Swim Beach, Picnic Area

## Fish Species

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

## Invasive Species

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

## Ice-Out

- **Median ice-out**: April 7
- **Years of record**: 20
- **Earliest**: 2024-03-10
- **Latest**: 2013-05-03

## Nearby Lakes

- [Mitchell Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/sherburne-county/mitchell-lake) - 0.6 miles, 170 acres
- [Eagle Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/sherburne-county/eagle-lake) - 3.7 miles, 462 acres
- [Birch Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/sherburne-county/birch-lake) - 4.9 miles, 160 acres
- [Bertram Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/wright-county/bertram-lake) - 5.9 miles, 111 acres
- [Lake Ann](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/sherburne-county/lake-ann) - 6.7 miles, 183 acres
- [Birch Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/wright-county/birch-lake) - 6.9 miles, 100 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=45.33828,-93.75474)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=71008200)
- [All lakes in Sherburne County](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/sherburne-county)

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