Little Cormorant Lake

Little Cormorant Lake earns a C — middle-of-the-pack water quality, with one or two parameters dragging the average down from a stronger grade. Sub-grades cluster within a single letter of each other, which usually means the lake is in stable trophic balance rather than fighting one specific stressor.

The lake sits in the mesotrophic zone — the band where most well-managed Minnesota lakes fall. A maximum depth of 34 ft puts Little Cormorant Lake in the middle of Minnesota's depth distribution. With 1,067 acres of surface and 24.1 miles of shoreline, Little Cormorant Lake is a large water by Minnesota standards — recreational pressure is spread across a long shoreline. Little Cormorant Lake ranks 79 of 93 in Becker County — at the lower end of the locally monitored distribution.

No invasive species are currently listed at Little Cormorant Lake — the lake remains off the Minnesota infested-waters roster. The fishery includes walleye alongside the lake's other 14 documented species — a notable draw for Minnesota anglers. A documented public access point at Little Cormorant Lake makes the lake usable for shore fishing, paddle craft, and trailered boats. The lake has a partial ice record — 17 observed ice-outs, centered near Apr 13. Monitoring depth is thin here: the LakeGrade rubric is applied to a small number of sample years, and the grade will be revised as more data accumulates.