---
type: lake
name: "Big Lake"
county: "Todd"
nearest_town: "Cushing"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 297
max_depth_ft: 21
latitude: 46.14206
longitude: -94.68359
lake_score: 54
dnr_lake_id: "77006300"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/todd-county/big-lake
---

# Big Lake

Lake in Todd County, Minnesota, near Cushing

- **Surface Area**: 297 acres
- **Max Depth**: 21 ft
- **Shoreline**: 3.8 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 5.9 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 54/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Big Lake is a 297-acre lake near Cushing in Todd County, Minnesota. It reaches 21 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 3.8 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 5.9 feet.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 14 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 2024.

There is one public boat launch (concrete surface) managed by the Minnesota DNR. Ice typically goes out around April 15, based on 16 years of DNR ice-out records.

## 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**: 14
- **Stocked**: Yes
- **Last DNR survey**: 2024
- **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, Black Bullhead, Bowfin, Brown Bullhead, Green Sunfish, Hybrid Sunfish, White Sucker, Yellow Bullhead

## Ice-Out

- **Median ice-out**: April 15
- **Years of record**: 16
- **Earliest**: 2024-03-15
- **Latest**: 2013-05-10

## Nearby Lakes

- [Pine Island Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/todd-county/pine-island-lake) - 2.3 miles, 238 acres
- [Rice Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/todd-county/rice-lake) - 2.7 miles, 562 acres
- [Thunder Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/todd-county/thunder-lake) - 3.5 miles, 214 acres
- [Turtle Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/todd-county/turtle-lake) - 5.4 miles, 112 acres
- [Coal Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/todd-county/coal-lake) - 5.4 miles, 171 acres
- [Fish Trap Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/morrison-county/fish-trap-lake) - 5.7 miles, 1,164 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=46.14206,-94.68359)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=77006300)
- [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-lake)*