---
type: lake
name: "Eagle Lake"
county: "Sherburne"
nearest_town: "Big Lake"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 462
max_depth_ft: 18
latitude: 45.39161
longitude: -93.74473
lake_score: 46
dnr_lake_id: "71006700"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/sherburne-county/eagle-lake
---

# Eagle Lake

Lake in Sherburne County, Minnesota, near Big Lake

- **Surface Area**: 462 acres
- **Max Depth**: 18 ft
- **Average Depth**: 11 ft
- **Shoreline**: 4.2 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 3 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 46/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Eagle Lake is a 462-acre lake near Big Lake in Sherburne County, Minnesota. It reaches 18 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 11 feet, and has roughly 4.2 miles of shoreline. By surface area it ranks No. 2 among the 18 Sherburne County lakes in this directory. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 3 feet, so expect stained or algae-tinted water in summer.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 15 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, largemouth bass, black crappie, bluegill, and pumpkinseed. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2021.

There is one public boat launch (concrete surface) managed by the Minnesota DNR. 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 6, based on 6 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**: 15
- **Stocked**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 2021
- **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, Black Bullhead, 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 6
- **Years of record**: 6
- **Earliest**: 2007-04-01
- **Latest**: 2013-04-30

## Nearby Lakes

- [Mitchell Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/sherburne-county/mitchell-lake) - 3.2 miles, 170 acres
- [Lake Ann](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/sherburne-county/lake-ann) - 3.4 miles, 183 acres
- [Big Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/sherburne-county/big-lake) - 3.7 miles, 254 acres
- [Birch Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/sherburne-county/birch-lake) - 3.8 miles, 160 acres
- [Elk Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/sherburne-county/elk-lake) - 8.7 miles, 362 acres
- [Bertram Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/wright-county/bertram-lake) - 8.9 miles, 111 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=45.39161,-93.74473)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=71006700)
- [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/eagle-lake)*