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Minnesota›Biggest lakes›Stearns County

MN · ranked by public data

The 25 Biggest Lakes in Stearns County, Minnesota

103 Stearns County lakes cover at least 50 NHD-mapped acres, out of 176 documented lakes in the county.

  1. 12,943 ac
    2,943 acres

    Stearns County, MN

    Lake Koronis

    limitedDepth map
    45.34, -94.712,943 acres | 132 ft max0 public access pointsSpecies pending

    2,943 acres · 132 ft max depth

  2. 21,515 ac
    1,515 acres

    Stearns County, MN

    Rice Lake

    limitedDepth map
    45.37, -94.621,515 acres | 41 ft max0 public access pointsSpecies pending

    1,515 acres · 41 ft max depth

  3. 3751 ac
    751 acres

    Stearns County, MN

    Pearl Lake

    limitedDepth map
    45.40, -94.31751 acres | 17 ft max0 public access pointsSpecies pending

    751 acres · 17 ft max depth

  4. 4650 ac
    650 acres

    Stearns County, MN

    Grand Lake

    limitedDepth map
    45.44, -94.34650 acres | 34 ft max0 public access pointsSpecies pending

    650 acres · 34 ft max depth

  5. 5584 ac
    584 acres

    Stearns County, MN

    Two River Lake

    limited
    45.68, -94.51584 acres0 public access pointsSpecies pending

    584 acres

  6. 6542 ac
    542 acres

    Stearns County, MN

    Big Fish Lake

    limitedDepth map
    45.52, -94.47542 acres | 70 ft max0 public access pointsSpecies pending

    542 acres · 70 ft max depth

  7. 7466 ac
    466 acres

    Stearns County, MN

    Long Lake

    limitedDepth map
    45.39, -94.52466 acres | 35 ft max0 public access pointsSpecies pending

    466 acres · 35 ft max depth

  8. 8420 ac
    420 acres

    Stearns County, MN

    Cedar Island Lake

    limitedDepth map
    45.42, -94.50420 acres | 70 ft max0 public access pointsSpecies pending

    420 acres · 70 ft max depth

  9. 9415 ac
    415 acres

    Stearns County, MN

    Big Lake

    limitedDepth map
    45.42, -94.58415 acres | 42 ft max0 public access pointsSpecies pending

    415 acres · 42 ft max depth

  10. 10395 ac
    395 acres

    Stearns County, MN

    Horseshoe Lake

    limitedDepth map
    45.43, -94.53395 acres | 57 ft max0 public access pointsSpecies pending

    395 acres · 57 ft max depth

RankLakeCountyAcresMax depth
11Upper Spunk LakeStearns392 ac—
12Pelican LakeStearns332 ac46 ft
13George LakeStearns314 ac—
14Browns LakeStearns309 ac—
15Tamarack LakeStearns279 ac—
16Eden LakeStearns260 ac77 ft
17East LakeStearns258 ac—
18Becker LakeStearns252 ac20 ft
19Big Watab LakeStearns242 ac123 ft
20Uhlenkolts LakeStearns240 ac—
21Middle Spunk LakeStearns228 ac81 ft
22Lake HenryStearns219 ac—
23Pleasant LakeStearns218 ac33 ft
24Crow LakeStearns214 ac—
25Sand LakeStearns210 ac15 ft

Methodology

How this list is built

  • Ranked by surface area computed from USGS National Hydrography Dataset (NHD) lake polygons — consistent federal geometry, not state-documented acreage; figures can differ modestly from traditionally cited ones.
  • The Great Lakes and border waters over 300,000 acres are excluded — this list ranks inland lakes.
  • Lakes whose mapped polygon could not be confidently matched are excluded rather than guessed.
  • Lakes under 50 acres are excluded from rankings.
  • Public access inventories are not yet tracked for Minnesota here, so access is never shown or ranked.

FAQ

Stearns County lake records

What is the biggest lake in Stearns County?

Lake Koronis — Lake Koronis in Stearns County is the biggest inland lake in Stearns County by USGS NHD surface area, at 2,943 acres.

Biggest lakes statewideDeepest lakes in Stearns CountyAll Stearns County lakes

Source data: USGS National Hydrography Dataset lake polygons as aggregated by LakeList. NHD-computed area can differ modestly from traditionally cited acreages.Lake outlines are shoreline shapes from LakeList and the USGS National Hydrography Dataset; they illustrate a lake's form and are not depth or navigation charts.