---
type: lake
name: "Cedar Island Lake"
county: "Stearns"
nearest_town: "Richmond"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 986
max_depth_ft: 75
latitude: 45.43172
longitude: -94.50053
lake_score: 55
dnr_lake_id: "73013300"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/stearns-county/cedar-island-lake
---

# Cedar Island Lake

Lake in Stearns County, Minnesota, near Richmond

- **Surface Area**: 986 acres
- **Max Depth**: 75 ft
- **Average Depth**: 7 ft
- **Shoreline**: 27.1 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 3.3 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 55/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Cedar Island Lake is a 986-acre lake near Richmond in Stearns County, Minnesota. It reaches 75 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 7 feet, and has roughly 27.1 miles of shoreline. By surface area it ranks No. 3 among the 51 Stearns County lakes in this directory. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 3.3 feet, so expect stained or algae-tinted water in summer.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 22 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, muskellunge, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, and black crappie. 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 Eurasian watermilfoil and zebra mussel — 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**: 22
- **Stocked**: Yes
- **Last DNR survey**: 2025
- **Special regulations**: Yes
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

### Special Regulations

- **Sunfish**: Daily limit 10.

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Boating, Paddling

## Amenities

Boat Ramp

## Fish Species

Walleye, Northern Pike, Muskellunge, Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Yellow Perch, Channel Catfish, Black Bullhead, Bowfin, Brown Bullhead, Common Carp, Greater Redhorse, Green Sunfish, Hybrid Sunfish, River Redhorse, Shorthead Redhorse, Silver Redhorse, White Sucker, Yellow Bullhead

## Invasive Species

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

## Nearby Lakes

- [Zumwalde Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/stearns-county/zumwalde-lake) - 0.8 miles, 128 acres
- [Horseshoe Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/stearns-county/horseshoe-lake) - 1.6 miles, 629 acres
- [Great Northern Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/stearns-county/great-northern-lake) - 1.7 miles, 196 acres
- [Bolfing Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/stearns-county/bolfing-lake) - 1.7 miles, 109 acres
- [Becker Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/stearns-county/becker-lake) - 2 miles, 221 acres
- [Knaus Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/stearns-county/knaus-lake) - 2.4 miles, 216 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=45.43172,-94.50053)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=73013300)
- [All lakes in Stearns County](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/stearns-county)

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