---
type: lake
name: "Long Lake"
county: "Stearns"
nearest_town: "Richmond"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 487
max_depth_ft: 35
latitude: 45.3986
longitude: -94.52919
lake_score: 52
dnr_lake_id: "73013900"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/stearns-county/long-lake
---

# Long Lake

Lake in Stearns County, Minnesota, near Richmond

- **Surface Area**: 487 acres
- **Max Depth**: 35 ft
- **Average Depth**: 10 ft
- **Shoreline**: 9.2 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 3.7 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 52/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Long Lake is a 487-acre lake near Richmond in Stearns County, Minnesota. It reaches 35 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 10 feet, and has roughly 9.2 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 3.7 feet, so expect stained or algae-tinted water in summer.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 22 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, black crappie, and bluegill. 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 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, Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Yellow Perch, Channel Catfish, Rock Bass, Black Bullhead, Bowfin, Brown Bullhead, Common Carp, Greater Redhorse, Green Sunfish, Hybrid Sunfish, Shorthead Redhorse, Silver Redhorse, Smallmouth Buffalo, White Sucker, Yellow Bullhead

## Invasive Species

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

## Nearby Lakes

- [North Brown's Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/stearns-county/north-brown-s-lake) - 1 miles, 312 acres
- [Horseshoe Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/stearns-county/horseshoe-lake) - 2 miles, 629 acres
- [Cedar Island Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/stearns-county/cedar-island-lake) - 2.7 miles, 986 acres
- [Big Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/stearns-county/big-lake) - 2.9 miles, 458 acres
- [Becker Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/stearns-county/becker-lake) - 3.1 miles, 221 acres
- [Eden Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/stearns-county/eden-lake) - 3.3 miles, 278 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=45.3986,-94.52919)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=73013900)
- [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)*