Big Birch Lake, State Forest Public Water Access Site
Boat ramp · on Big Birch Lake · near Grey Eagle · Minnesota
Status not reported No closure has been posted for this launch, but its agency does not publish open or closed status. Check with the managing agency before you tow.
At the launch
- Type
- Boat ramp
- Ramp lanes
- 1
- Docks
- 1
- Ramp surface
- Concrete Slab
- Trailer parking
- 15 spaces
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Managed by
- DNR Division of Parks and Trails
- Coordinates
- 45.77340, -94.76982
On Big Birch Lake
Big Birch Lake is a natural lake in Todd and Stearns counties in central Minnesota, near Grey Eagle and St. Rosa. Its area is usually given as 2,108 acres. The Sauk River Watershed District, using Minnesota DNR data, lists it at 2,106.55 acres, with a maximum depth of 81 feet, a mean depth of 28 feet and 15.25 miles of shoreline. The lake lies about two miles south of Grey Eagle. Glaciers formed it about 35,000 years ago. The DNR controls its water level with a dam on the short creek between Big Birch and Little Birch lakes. Birch Lakes State Forest, created by the Minnesota Legislature in 1963, is on the west side of the lake. More about Big Birch Lake.
Community
Where people who use Big Birch Lake talk about it.
- Big Birch Lake Association Association
- Big Birch Lake Association (Facebook page) Facebook
- Sauk River Watershed District - Big Birch Lake overview Agency
- Big Birch Lake near Grey Eagle - In-Depth Outdoors Ice Fishing Forum Forum
- Search Reddit: r/minnesota Reddit
- Search all of Reddit for Big Birch Lake, Minnesota Reddit
Nearby launches
- Big Birch Lake, Hunters Bay Public Water Access Site · 0.9 mi · Big Birch Lake
- Stundabecks Bay Access Public Water Access Site · 1.6 mi · Big Birch Lake
- Big Birch Lake (SE) Public Water Access Site · 1.7 mi · Big Birch Lake
- Big Birch Lake (N) Public Water Access Site · 1.7 mi · Big Birch Lake
- Little Birch Lake Public Water Access Site · 1.9 mi · Little Birch Lake
- Sylvia Lake Public Water Access Site · 2.1 mi · Adley Creek
Sources
- Minnesota DNR Public Water Access Sites record WAS01542 · Public data (MN Geospatial Commons), DNR disclaimer
- OpenStreetMap n9170270703 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
- OpenStreetMap w859403170 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
Why it is listed as public: listed by Minnesota DNR Public Water Access Sites. Something wrong, or is this launch private? Corrections help everyone; a reporting form is coming soon.