---
type: lake
name: "Cedar Lake"
county: "Wright"
nearest_town: "Monticello"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 206
max_depth_ft: 47
latitude: 45.26378
longitude: -93.87709
lake_score: 53
dnr_lake_id: "86007300"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/wright-county/cedar-lake-monticello
---

# Cedar Lake

Lake in Wright County, Minnesota, near Monticello

- **Surface Area**: 206 acres
- **Max Depth**: 47 ft
- **Average Depth**: 8 ft
- **Shoreline**: 4.6 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 15.8 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: Public access on record
- **Lake Score**: 53/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Cedar Lake is a 206-acre lake near Monticello in Wright County, Minnesota. It reaches 47 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 8 feet, and has roughly 4.6 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 15.8 feet, which is exceptionally clear for Minnesota.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 11 fish species here, including northern pike, largemouth bass, black crappie, bluegill, and pumpkinseed. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2020.

The DNR lists public water access for the lake; confirm the launch type before towing a trailer in.

## Access

- **Public access**: Public access on record
- **Managed by**: township
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 11
- **Stocked**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 2020
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Paddling

## Amenities

None on record

## Fish Species

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

## Nearby Lakes

- [Bertram Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/wright-county/bertram-lake) - 2.1 miles, 111 acres
- [Birch Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/wright-county/birch-lake) - 2.2 miles, 100 acres
- [Eagle Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/wright-county/eagle-lake) - 2.3 miles, 191 acres
- [Lake Ida](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/wright-county/lake-ida) - 3.1 miles, 226 acres
- [Constance Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/wright-county/constance-lake) - 3.2 miles, 175 acres
- [Sullivan Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/wright-county/sullivan-lake) - 4.3 miles, 71 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=45.26378,-93.87709)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=86007300)
- [All lakes in Wright County](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/wright-county)

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*Source: [MinneLakes.org](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/wright-county/cedar-lake-monticello)*