Deepest Lakes in Minnesota

The 100 deepest lakes in Minnesota by maximum recorded depth.

Maximum depths come from Minnesota DNR lake surveys. The deepest basins are abandoned iron-mine pits and the bedrock lakes of the Arrowhead; deep lakes stay cold at the bottom all summer and hold lake trout, cisco and whitefish.

1.Mahnomen, Alstead & Arco Lake

Crow Wing · Armour Number Two Mine272 acres

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2.Sabin Lake (Embarrass Mine)

St. Louis · Aurora156 acres

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3.Gilbert Pit

St. Louis · Gilbert243 acres

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4.Portsmouth Mine

Crow Wing · Armour Number Two Mine149 acres

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5.St James Pit

St. Louis · Aurora124 acres

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6.Rabbit Lake (East Portion)

Crow Wing · Cuyuna670 acres

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7.Canisteo Pit

Itasca · Coleraine1,458 acres

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8.Canton Pit

St. Louis · Belgrade (St. Louis)161 acres

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9.Saganaga Lake

Cook · Grand Marais18,767 acres

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10.Iron Chief Complex Lake

St. Louis · Buhl207 acres

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11.Pennington Mine

Crow Wing · Ironton62 acres

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12.Huntington Mine

Crow Wing · Crosby106 acres

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All 100 lakes

Sorted by rank. Tap a lake for access, fish species and directions.

Lake	County	Type	Acres	Max depth	Score
Mahnomen, Alstead & Arco Lakenear Armour Number Two Mine	Crow Wing	lake	272	525 ft	65 out of 100 Lake Score
Sabin Lake (Embarrass Mine)near Aurora	St. Louis	mine pit lake	156	465 ft	54 out of 100 Lake Score
Gilbert Pitnear Gilbert	St. Louis	mine pit lake	243	443 ft	82 out of 100 Lake Score
Portsmouth Minenear Armour Number Two Mine	Crow Wing	mine pit lake	149	395 ft	74 out of 100 Lake Score
St James Pitnear Aurora	St. Louis	mine pit lake	124	381 ft	60 out of 100 Lake Score
Rabbit Lake (East Portion)near Cuyuna	Crow Wing	lake	670	337 ft	69 out of 100 Lake Score
Canisteo Pitnear Coleraine	Itasca	mine pit lake	1,458	311 ft	46 out of 100 Lake Score
Canton Pitnear Belgrade (St. Louis)	St. Louis	mine pit lake	161	286 ft	43 out of 100 Lake Score
Saganaga Lakenear Grand Marais	Cook	lake	18,767	280 ft	79 out of 100 Lake Score
Iron Chief Complex Lakenear Buhl	St. Louis	lake	207	262 ft	56 out of 100 Lake Score
Pennington Minenear Ironton	Crow Wing	mine pit lake	62	259 ft	70 out of 100 Lake Score
Huntington Minenear Crosby	Crow Wing	mine pit lake	106	258 ft	68 out of 100 Lake Score
Tioga Mine Pitnear Cohasset	Itasca	mine pit lake	49	225 ft	64 out of 100 Lake Score
LaSalle Lakenear Becida	Hubbard	lake	238	213 ft	64 out of 100 Lake Score
Mountain Lakenear Grand Marais	Cook	lake	1,993	210 ft	61 out of 100 Lake Score
Sagamore Minenear Riverton	Crow Wing	mine pit lake	119	210 ft	67 out of 100 Lake Score
Lake of the Woodsnear Long Point	Lake of the Woods	lake	725,583	210 ft	84 out of 100 Lake Score
Gabimichigami Lakenear Tofte	Cook	lake	1,186	209 ft	48 out of 100 Lake Score
Ten Mile Lakenear Hackensack	Cass	lake	5,080	208 ft	73 out of 100 Lake Score
Loon Lakenear Grand Marais	Cook	lake	1,095	202 ft	75 out of 100 Lake Score
Gunflint Lakenear Grand Marais	Cook	lake	4,009	200 ft	86 out of 100 Lake Score
Kekekabic Lakenear Prairie Portage	Lake	lake	1,689	195 ft	62 out of 100 Lake Score
Little Knife Lakenear Ely	Lake	lake	700	184 ft	66 out of 100 Lake Score
Sand Point Lakenear Crane Lake	St. Louis	lake	8,527	184 ft	66 out of 100 Lake Score
Gillis Lakenear Grand Marais	Cook	lake	616	180 ft	57 out of 100 Lake Score
Knife Lakenear Ely	Lake	lake	4,919	179 ft	70 out of 100 Lake Score
Larson Lakenear Effie	Itasca	lake	208	177 ft	74 out of 100 Lake Score
Lac la Croixnear Ely	St. Louis	lake	29,597	168 ft	67 out of 100 Lake Score
Crooked Lakenear Ely	Lake	lake	10,360	165 ft	46 out of 100 Lake Score
Lake Carlosnear Carlos	Douglas	lake	2,605	163 ft	87 out of 100 Lake Score
Rainy Lakenear International Falls	St. Louis	lake	210,200	161 ft	89 out of 100 Lake Score
Winchell Lakenear Grand Marais	Cook	lake	876	160 ft	49 out of 100 Lake Score
Kinney Lakenear Kinney	St. Louis	lake	45	160 ft	56 out of 100 Lake Score
Trout Lakenear Grand Rapids	Itasca	lake	1,743	157 ft	70 out of 100 Lake Score
Grindstone Lakenear Sandstone	Pine	lake	533	153 ft	66 out of 100 Lake Score
Caribou Lakenear Marcell	Itasca	lake	247	152 ft	68 out of 100 Lake Score
Leech Lakenear Walker	Cass	reservoir	103,444	150 ft	92 out of 100 Lake Score
Little Saganaga Lakenear Tofte	Cook	lake	1,627	150 ft	57 out of 100 Lake Score
Snowbank Lakenear Ely	Lake	lake	4,655	150 ft	79 out of 100 Lake Score
Namakan Lakenear Ray	St. Louis	lake	24,066	150 ft	71 out of 100 Lake Score
Takucmich Lakenear Crane Lake	St. Louis	lake	338	150 ft	64 out of 100 Lake Score
Sea Gull Lakenear Grand Marais	Cook	lake	3,958	145 ft	80 out of 100 Lake Score
Cherokee Lakenear Tofte	Cook	lake	837	142 ft	55 out of 100 Lake Score
South Lakenear Maple Hill	Cook	lake	1,145	140 ft	64 out of 100 Lake Score
Six Lakenear Frazee	Otter Tail	lake	197	140 ft	75 out of 100 Lake Score
Miner's Pitnear Ely	St. Louis	mine pit lake	141	140 ft	70 out of 100 Lake Score
Lake Elmonear Lake Elmo	Washington	lake	257	140 ft	78 out of 100 Lake Score
Whitefish Lakenear Cross Lake	Crow Wing	lake	7,714	138 ft	70 out of 100 Lake Score
Turtle Lakenear Marcell	Itasca	lake	2,126	137 ft	71 out of 100 Lake Score
Wisini Lakenear Prairie Portage	Lake	lake	104	137 ft	24 out of 100 Lake Score
Rose Lakenear Vergas	Otter Tail	lake	1,200	137 ft	66 out of 100 Lake Score
Big Sand Lakenear Dorset	Hubbard	lake	1,639	135 ft	69 out of 100 Lake Score
Long Lakenear Park Rapids	Hubbard	lake	1,926	135 ft	68 out of 100 Lake Score
Trout Lakenear Coleraine	Itasca	lake	1,862	135 ft	75 out of 100 Lake Score
Gun Lakenear Crane Lake	St. Louis	lake	184	135 ft	59 out of 100 Lake Score
Kabekona Lakenear Laporte	Hubbard	lake	2,433	133 ft	68 out of 100 Lake Score
Lake Koronisnear Paynesville	Stearns	lake	2,968	132 ft	74 out of 100 Lake Score
Clearwater Lakenear Grand Marais	Cook	lake	1,344	130 ft	70 out of 100 Lake Score
Duncan Lakenear Grand Marais	Cook	lake	477	130 ft	54 out of 100 Lake Score
French Lakenear Grand Marais	Cook	lake	121	130 ft	41 out of 100 Lake Score
Tuscarora Lakenear Grand Marais	Cook	lake	805	130 ft	47 out of 100 Lake Score
Oyster Lakenear Ely	St. Louis	lake	763	130 ft	42 out of 100 Lake Score
Roosevelt Lakenear Outing	Cass	lake	1,511	129 ft	71 out of 100 Lake Score
Big Trout Lakenear Manhattan Beach	Crow Wing	lake	1,366	128 ft	68 out of 100 Lake Score
Long Lakenear Vergas	Otter Tail	lake	1,289	128 ft	76 out of 100 Lake Score
Burntside Lakenear Ely	St. Louis	lake	7,314	126 ft	87 out of 100 Lake Score
Round Lakenear Garrison	Aitkin	lake	737	125 ft	74 out of 100 Lake Score
Howard Lakenear Tofte	Cook	lake	166	125 ft	48 out of 100 Lake Score
Jasper Lakenear Grand Marais	Cook	lake	246	125 ft	46 out of 100 Lake Score
North Lakenear Grand Marais	Cook	lake	2,349	125 ft	49 out of 100 Lake Score
Mina Lakenear Garfield	Douglas	lake	411	123 ft	64 out of 100 Lake Score
Big Watab Lakenear Avon	Stearns	lake	246	123 ft	67 out of 100 Lake Score
Swan Lakenear Grand Marais	Cook	lake	199	122 ft	41 out of 100 Lake Score
Deer Lakenear Deer River	Itasca	lake	4,093	121 ft	72 out of 100 Lake Score
White Earth Lakenear White Earth	Becker	lake	1,989	120 ft	68 out of 100 Lake Score
Cass Lakenear Cass Lake	Beltrami	lake	15,958	120 ft	92 out of 100 Lake Score
Peter Lakenear Tofte	Cook	lake	282	120 ft	56 out of 100 Lake Score
West Pike Lakenear Grand Marais	Cook	lake	788	120 ft	61 out of 100 Lake Score
Bluewater Lakenear Grand Rapids	Itasca	lake	364	120 ft	69 out of 100 Lake Score
Otter Tail Lakenear Ottertail	Otter Tail	lake	14,079	120 ft	74 out of 100 Lake Score
Long Lakenear Glen	Aitkin	lake	435	116 ft	66 out of 100 Lake Score
Ima Lakenear Ely	Lake	lake	742	116 ft	42 out of 100 Lake Score
Ottertrack Lakenear Ely	Lake	lake	1,134	116 ft	61 out of 100 Lake Score
Long Lakenear Longville	Cass	lake	1,007	115 ft	71 out of 100 Lake Score
Wabana Lakenear Grand Rapids	Itasca	lake	2,221	115 ft	73 out of 100 Lake Score
Ojibway Lakenear Ely	Lake	lake	367	115 ft	69 out of 100 Lake Score
Moose Lakenear Hovland	Cook	lake	1,026	113 ft	67 out of 100 Lake Score
Pine Lakenear Hovland	Cook	lake	2,122	113 ft	69 out of 100 Lake Score
Lake Minnetonkanear Mound	Hennepin	lake	14,206	113 ft	85 out of 100 Lake Score
Rabideau Lakenear Blackduck	Beltrami	lake	680	112 ft	64 out of 100 Lake Score
Greenwood Lakenear Grand Marais	Cook	lake	2,043	112 ft	75 out of 100 Lake Score
Pokegama Lakenear Grand Rapids	Itasca	reservoir	6,721	112 ft	86 out of 100 Lake Score
Washburn Lakenear Outing	Cass	lake	1,590	111 ft	83 out of 100 Lake Score
Basswood Lakenear Ely	Lake	lake	25,953	111 ft	76 out of 100 Lake Score
Jack Lakenear Walker	Cass	lake	142	110 ft	65 out of 100 Lake Score
Lower Bottle Lakenear Dorset	Hubbard	lake	641	110 ft	69 out of 100 Lake Score
Anderson Lakenear Bigfork	Itasca	lake	295	110 ft	35 out of 100 Lake Score
Crooked Lakenear Spring Lake (Itasca)	Itasca	lake	104	110 ft	31 out of 100 Lake Score
Green Lakenear Spicer	Kandiyohi	lake	5,569	110 ft	75 out of 100 Lake Score
Amoeber Lakenear Prairie Portage	Lake	lake	410	110 ft	56 out of 100 Lake Score