LAKE ALEXANDER
LAKE ALEXANDER
Location: Morrison County, near Cushing and Randall
Area: 2,708.78 acres
Deepest Point: 64 feet
Shore Length: 16.26 miles
Fish Species: Black bullhead, black crappie, bluegill, brown bullhead, green sunfish, hybrid sunfish, largemouth bass, muskellunge, northern pike, pumpkinseed, rock bass, smallmouth bass, sunfish, tiger muskellunge, tullibee (cisco), walleye, yellow bullhead, yellow perch, bowfin (dogfish), common carp, shorthead redhorse, white sucker, banded killifish, blackchin shiner, blacknose shiner, bluntnose minnow, brassy minnow, brook stickleback, central mudminnow, common shiner, fathead minnow, golden shiner, hornyhead chub, Iowa darter, Johnny darter, lake chub, least darter, minnows, mottled sculpin, northern redbelly dace, slimy sculpin, spotfin shiner, spottail shiner, tadpole madtom.
Invasive species: Eurasian watermilfoil, zebra mussel
Public Water Access: Three public water accesses: two state-owned accesses are on the east and west ends of the lake with parking available for a total of 45 rigs; a smaller township-owned access is available on the south side of the lake but has limited parking.
Interesting Fact: Lake Alexander was named for Thomas L. Alexander, an officer at Fort Ripley. It’s rated in the top 100 lakes in Minnesota for walleyes, according to the Lincoln Area Business Association. Sources include Minnesota Department of Natural Resources LakeFinder