---
type: lake
name: "Mitchell Lake"
county: "Sherburne"
nearest_town: "Big Lake"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 170
max_depth_ft: 33
latitude: 45.34649
longitude: -93.75697
lake_score: 56
dnr_lake_id: "71008100"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/sherburne-county/mitchell-lake
---

# Mitchell Lake

Lake in Sherburne County, Minnesota, near Big Lake

- **Surface Area**: 170 acres
- **Max Depth**: 33 ft
- **Average Depth**: 14 ft
- **Shoreline**: 2.2 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 11 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 2 public boat launches (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 56/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Mitchell Lake is a 170-acre lake near Big Lake in Sherburne County, Minnesota. It reaches 33 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 14 feet, and has roughly 2.2 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 11 feet, clearer than most lakes in the state.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 13 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 2019.

There are 2 public boat launches (concrete surface) managed by the city. 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 23 years of DNR ice-out records.

## Access

- **Public access**: 2 public boat launches (concrete)
- **Managed by**: city
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 13
- **Stocked**: Yes
- **Last DNR survey**: 2019
- **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, Bowfin, Brown Bullhead, 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**: 23
- **Earliest**: 2024-03-03
- **Latest**: 2018-05-01

## Nearby Lakes

- [Big Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/sherburne-county/big-lake) - 0.6 miles, 254 acres
- [Eagle Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/sherburne-county/eagle-lake) - 3.2 miles, 462 acres
- [Birch Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/sherburne-county/birch-lake) - 4.7 miles, 160 acres
- [Bertram Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/wright-county/bertram-lake) - 6.2 miles, 111 acres
- [Lake Ann](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/sherburne-county/lake-ann) - 6.2 miles, 183 acres
- [Birch Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/wright-county/birch-lake) - 7.1 miles, 100 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=45.34649,-93.75697)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=71008100)
- [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/mitchell-lake)*