Lake	Acres	Max depth	Score
Rainy Lakenear International Falls	210,200	161 ft	89 out of 100 Lake Score
Lake Vermilionnear Tower	39,272	76 ft	80 out of 100 Lake Score
St. Louis River Estuarynear Duluth	10,255	55 ft	82 out of 100 Lake Score
Lake Kabetogamanear Ray	24,034	80 ft	74 out of 100 Lake Score
Birch Lakenear Babbitt	7,074	25 ft	75 out of 100 Lake Score
Burntside Lakenear Ely	7,314	126 ft	87 out of 100 Lake Score
Pelican Lakenear Orr	11,546	38 ft	62 out of 100 Lake Score
Shagawa Lakenear Ely	2,345	48 ft	70 out of 100 Lake Score
White Iron Lakenear Ely	3,237	47 ft	58 out of 100 Lake Score
Crane Lakenear Crane Lake	2,921	80 ft	68 out of 100 Lake Score
Bear Island Lakenear Babbitt	2,362	62 ft	63 out of 100 Lake Score
Whiteface Reservoirnear Markham	4,567	35 ft	74 out of 100 Lake Score
Fish Lake Flowagenear Duluth	3,259	36 ft	64 out of 100 Lake Score
Elbow Lakenear Gheen	1,695	60 ft	61 out of 100 Lake Score
Sturgeon Lakenear Chisholm	1,585	80 ft	69 out of 100 Lake Score
Grand Lakenear Twig	1,665	24 ft	62 out of 100 Lake Score
Whitewater Lakenear Hoyt Lakes	1,212	73 ft	74 out of 100 Lake Score
Big Lakenear Ely	1,904	22 ft	64 out of 100 Lake Score
Black Duck Lakenear Ash Lake	1,250	30 ft	62 out of 100 Lake Score
Eagles Nest #3 Lakenear Soudan	1,028	49 ft	62 out of 100 Lake Score
Ely Lakenear Eveleth	723	70 ft	75 out of 100 Lake Score
Caribou Lakenear Duluth	539	21 ft	57 out of 100 Lake Score
Echo Lakenear Buyck	1,142	10 ft	64 out of 100 Lake Score
Prairie Lakenear Flood Wood	794	47 ft	56 out of 100 Lake Score
West Two Rivers Reservoirnear Mountain Iron	967	27 ft	51 out of 100 Lake Score
Bear Head Lakenear Tower	662	46 ft	77 out of 100 Lake Score
Elephant Lakenear Ash Lake	728	30 ft	59 out of 100 Lake Score
Myrtle Lakenear Orr	876	20 ft	57 out of 100 Lake Score
Jeanette Lakenear Buyck	612	15 ft	53 out of 100 Lake Score
Pike Lakenear Hermantown	488	60 ft	71 out of 100 Lake Score
Ash Lakenear International Falls	690	25 ft	57 out of 100 Lake Score
Lost Lakenear Peyla	752	20 ft	51 out of 100 Lake Score
Little Trout Lakenear Soudan	528	37 ft	62 out of 100 Lake Score
Embarrass Lakenear Biwabik	463	19 ft	59 out of 100 Lake Score
Gilbert Pitnear Gilbert	243	443 ft	82 out of 100 Lake Score
Loon Lakenear Aurora	271	85 ft	68 out of 100 Lake Score
Eagles Nest #1 Lakenear Ely	324	76 ft	67 out of 100 Lake Score
Eagles Nest #2 Lakenear Ely	388	39 ft	63 out of 100 Lake Score
Iron Chief Complex Lakenear Buhl	207	262 ft	56 out of 100 Lake Score
Nichols Lakenear Payne	419	31 ft	55 out of 100 Lake Score
Side Lakenear Chisholm	368	32 ft	66 out of 100 Lake Score
Little Long Lakenear Ely	322	45 ft	65 out of 100 Lake Score
Armstrong Lakenear Ely	382	34 ft	64 out of 100 Lake Score
Wolf Lakenear Two Harbors	456	12 ft	49 out of 100 Lake Score
Low Lakenear Ely	316	40 ft	66 out of 100 Lake Score
Island Lakenear Goodland	222	65 ft	63 out of 100 Lake Score
Vermilion Rivernear Buyck	1,071	—	62 out of 100 Lake Score
Perch Lakenear Chisholm	344	30 ft	59 out of 100 Lake Score
Pleasant Lakenear Eveleth	335	33 ft	58 out of 100 Lake Score
Bassett Lakenear Fairbanks	403	21 ft	56 out of 100 Lake Score
Murphy Lakenear Central Lakes	354	24 ft	54 out of 100 Lake Score
Wynne Lakenear Aurora	279	52 ft	53 out of 100 Lake Score
Sabin Lakenear Aurora	312	40 ft	51 out of 100 Lake Score
Miner's Pitnear Ely	141	140 ft	70 out of 100 Lake Score
Stuart Lakenear Ely	776	40 ft	57 out of 100 Lake Score
Wolf Lakenear Ely	289	28 ft	57 out of 100 Lake Score
Sabin Lake (Embarrass Mine)near Aurora	156	465 ft	54 out of 100 Lake Score
Cadotte Lakenear Fairbanks	294	18 ft	64 out of 100 Lake Score
St James Pitnear Aurora	124	381 ft	60 out of 100 Lake Score
Leora Lakenear Cotton	263	35 ft	58 out of 100 Lake Score
Twin Lakenear Ely	224	51 ft	58 out of 100 Lake Score
Long Lakenear Chisholm	259	36 ft	53 out of 100 Lake Score
Little Sturgeon Lakenear Chisholm	272	22 ft	52 out of 100 Lake Score
Dark Lakenear Buhl	231	31 ft	56 out of 100 Lake Score
Kjostad Lakenear Buyck	437	50 ft	59 out of 100 Lake Score
Longyear Lakenear Chisholm	151	18 ft	53 out of 100 Lake Score
Dinham Lakenear Melrude	202	25 ft	49 out of 100 Lake Score
Nels Lakenear Ely	182	30 ft	61 out of 100 Lake Score
Colby Lakenear Hoyt Lakes	518	30 ft	59 out of 100 Lake Score
Mud Lakenear Ely	176	27 ft	56 out of 100 Lake Score
Bass Lakenear Biwabik	147	35 ft	58 out of 100 Lake Score
Morcom Lakenear Melrude	206	6 ft	49 out of 100 Lake Score
Johnson Lakenear Ely	456	18 ft	52 out of 100 Lake Score
Section Fourteen Lakenear Makinen	136	27 ft	47 out of 100 Lake Score
Salo Lakenear Two Harbors	141	20 ft	51 out of 100 Lake Score
West Sturgeon Lakenear Chisholm	117	31 ft	49 out of 100 Lake Score
Big Bear Lakenear Rollins	143	15 ft	34 out of 100 Lake Score
East Twin Lakenear Ely	123	22 ft	55 out of 100 Lake Score
Elliot Lakenear Eveleth	373	13 ft	53 out of 100 Lake Score
Ban Lakenear Orr	389	10 ft	52 out of 100 Lake Score
Strand Lakenear Cotton	330	16 ft	51 out of 100 Lake Score
One Pine Lakenear Ely	354	13 ft	50 out of 100 Lake Score
Mashkenode Lakenear Virginia	128	14 ft	50 out of 100 Lake Score
Long Lakenear Makinen	374	14 ft	48 out of 100 Lake Score
Upper Comstock Lakenear Whiteface	267	28 ft	53 out of 100 Lake Score
Flowagenear Duluth	112	15 ft	45 out of 100 Lake Score
Dewey Lakenear Side Lake	201	40 ft	59 out of 100 Lake Score
McQuade Lakenear Hibbing	173	21 ft	52 out of 100 Lake Score
Pike River Flowagenear Tower	214	23 ft	50 out of 100 Lake Score
Elbow Lakenear Iron Junction	169	22 ft	56 out of 100 Lake Score
West Twin Lakenear Brookston	121	18 ft	56 out of 100 Lake Score
Lower Comstock Lakenear Markham	160	30 ft	51 out of 100 Lake Score
Little Stone Lakenear Two Harbors	169	17 ft	55 out of 100 Lake Score
Lost Lakenear Biwabik	124	44 ft	55 out of 100 Lake Score
South Twin Lakenear Aurora	118	48 ft	52 out of 100 Lake Score
Fenske Lakenear Ely	108	43 ft	69 out of 100 Lake Score
Carey Lakenear Hibbing	145	14 ft	59 out of 100 Lake Score
White Lakenear Two Harbors	123	29 ft	56 out of 100 Lake Score
Janette Lakenear Goodland	133	23 ft	51 out of 100 Lake Score
Mud Hen Lakenear Makinen	161	9 ft	42 out of 100 Lake Score
Muckwa Lakenear Ely	147	9 ft	40 out of 100 Lake Score
Stone Lakenear Zim	143	12 ft	38 out of 100 Lake Score
Blueberry Lakenear Rothman	125	6 ft	45 out of 100 Lake Score
Eagle Lakenear Arnold	113	8 ft	35 out of 100 Lake Score
West Robinson Lakenear Ely	121	8 ft	30 out of 100 Lake Score
Perch Lakenear Babbitt	100	13 ft	42 out of 100 Lake Score

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What is the best boating lake in St. Louis County?

Rainy Lake ranks first for boating in St. Louis County, ahead of Lake Vermilion. Rankings come from Minnesota DNR records and mapped amenities, not visitor reviews.

1.Rainy Lake

2.Lake Vermilion

3.St. Louis River Estuary

4.Lake Kabetogama

5.Birch Lake

6.Burntside Lake

7.Pelican Lake

8.Shagawa Lake

9.White Iron Lake

10.Crane Lake

11.Bear Island Lake

12.Whiteface Reservoir

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