---
type: lake
name: "Long Lake"
county: "Stearns"
nearest_town: "Saint Rosa"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 92
max_depth_ft: 65
latitude: 45.70605
longitude: -94.71424
lake_score: 57
dnr_lake_id: "73023100"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/stearns-county/long-lake-saint-rosa
---

# Long Lake

Lake in Stearns County, Minnesota, near Saint Rosa

- **Surface Area**: 92 acres
- **Max Depth**: 65 ft
- **Average Depth**: 21 ft
- **Shoreline**: 3.1 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 7.9 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 57/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Long Lake is a 92-acre lake near Saint Rosa in Stearns County, Minnesota. It reaches 65 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 21 feet, and has roughly 3.1 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 7.9 feet.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 12 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 2025.

There is one public boat launch (concrete surface) managed by the Minnesota DNR.

## 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**: 12
- **Stocked**: Yes
- **Last DNR survey**: 2025
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Paddling

## Amenities

Boat Ramp

## Fish Species

Walleye, Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Yellow Perch, Black Bullhead, Bowfin, Brown Bullhead, Hybrid Sunfish, Yellow Bullhead

## Nearby Lakes

- [Kings Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/stearns-county/kings-lake) - 1.3 miles, 204 acres
- [Cedar Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/stearns-county/cedar-lake) - 1.6 miles, 95 acres
- [Uhlenkolts Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/stearns-county/uhlenkolts-lake) - 4 miles, 250 acres
- [Sylvia Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/stearns-county/sylvia-lake) - 4.8 miles, 85 acres
- [Lake Mary](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/todd-county/lake-mary) - 5 miles, 129 acres
- [St. Anna Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/stearns-county/st-anna-lake) - 5.4 miles, 126 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=45.70605,-94.71424)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=73023100)
- [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/long-lake-saint-rosa)*