---
type: lake
name: "Cedar Lake"
county: "Todd"
nearest_town: "Little Sauk"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 139
max_depth_ft: 28
latitude: 45.84636
longitude: -94.92646
lake_score: 60
dnr_lake_id: "77016000"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/todd-county/cedar-lake
---

# Cedar Lake

Lake in Todd County, Minnesota, near Little Sauk

- **Surface Area**: 139 acres
- **Max Depth**: 28 ft
- **Average Depth**: 15 ft
- **Shoreline**: 2 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 13.3 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (gravel or earth)
- **Lake Score**: 60/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Cedar Lake is a 139-acre lake near Little Sauk in Todd County, Minnesota. It reaches 28 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 15 feet, and has roughly 2 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 13.3 feet, clearer than most lakes in the state.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 13 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. Special fishing regulations apply to sunfish, and they override the statewide limits. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2022.

There is one public boat launch (gravel or earth surface) managed by the Minnesota DNR.

## Access

- **Public access**: 1 public boat launch (gravel or earth)
- **Managed by**: Minnesota DNR
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 13
- **Stocked**: Yes
- **Last DNR survey**: 2022
- **Special regulations**: Yes
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

### Special Regulations

- **Sunfish**: Daily limit five.

## 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, Yellow Bullhead

## Nearby Lakes

- [Juergens Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/todd-county/juergens-lake) - 1.3 miles, 117 acres
- [Little Sauk Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/todd-county/little-sauk-lake) - 2.8 miles, 277 acres
- [Long Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/todd-county/long-lake-little-sauk) - 3.4 miles, 107 acres
- [Long Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/todd-county/long-lake-spaulding) - 4 miles, 230 acres
- [Sauk Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/todd-county/sauk-lake) - 4.4 miles, 2,126 acres
- [Fairy Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/todd-county/fairy-lake) - 4.8 miles, 307 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=45.84636,-94.92646)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=77016000)
- [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/cedar-lake)*