---
type: lake
name: "Big Birch Lake"
county: "Todd"
nearest_town: "Grey Eagle"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 2107
max_depth_ft: 81
latitude: 45.78065
longitude: -94.75213
lake_score: 64
dnr_lake_id: "77008400"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/todd-county/big-birch-lake
---

# Big Birch Lake

Lake in Todd County, Minnesota, near Grey Eagle

- **Surface Area**: 2,107 acres
- **Max Depth**: 81 ft
- **Average Depth**: 28 ft
- **Shoreline**: 15.3 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 6.1 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 5 public boat launches (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 64/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Big Birch Lake is a 2,107-acre lake near Grey Eagle in Todd County, Minnesota. It reaches 81 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 28 feet, and has roughly 15.3 miles of shoreline. By surface area it ranks No. 3 among the 40 Todd County lakes in this directory. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 6.1 feet.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 18 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. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2025.

There are 5 public boat launches (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. Ice typically goes out around April 13, based on 29 years of DNR ice-out records.

## Access

- **Public access**: 5 public boat launches (concrete)
- **Managed by**: Minnesota DNR
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 18
- **Stocked**: Yes
- **Last DNR survey**: 2025
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Boating, Paddling, Picnicking

## Amenities

Boat Ramp, Picnic Area

## Fish Species

Walleye, Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Yellow Perch, Tullibee (Cisco), Rock Bass, Black Bullhead, Bowfin, Brown Bullhead, Common Carp, Green Sunfish, Hybrid Sunfish, White Sucker, Yellow Bullhead

## Invasive Species

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

## Ice-Out

- **Median ice-out**: April 13
- **Years of record**: 29
- **Earliest**: 2024-03-15
- **Latest**: 2013-05-11

## Nearby Lakes

- [Little Birch Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/todd-county/little-birch-lake) - 1.9 miles, 839 acres
- [Sylvia Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/stearns-county/sylvia-lake) - 2.7 miles, 85 acres
- [Bass Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/todd-county/bass-lake-grey-eagle) - 2.9 miles, 94 acres
- [Trace Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/todd-county/trace-lake) - 3.5 miles, 253 acres
- [Lake Mary](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/todd-county/lake-mary) - 4 miles, 129 acres
- [Twin Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/todd-county/twin-lake) - 4.2 miles, 121 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=45.78065,-94.75213)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=77008400)
- [All lakes in Todd County](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/todd-county)

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*Source: [MinneLakes.org](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/todd-county/big-birch-lake)*