---
type: lake
name: "Ball Bluff Lake"
county: "Aitkin"
nearest_town: "Jacobson"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 169
max_depth_ft: 78
latitude: 46.93261
longitude: -93.28036
lake_score: 64
dnr_lake_id: "01004600"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/aitkin-county/ball-bluff-lake
---

# Ball Bluff Lake

Lake in Aitkin County, Minnesota, near Jacobson

- **Surface Area**: 169 acres
- **Max Depth**: 78 ft
- **Average Depth**: 25 ft
- **Shoreline**: 2.7 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 15.4 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 64/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Ball Bluff Lake is a 169-acre lake near Jacobson in Aitkin County, Minnesota. It reaches 78 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 25 feet, and has roughly 2.7 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 15.4 feet, which is exceptionally clear for Minnesota.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 15 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, largemouth bass, black crappie, bluegill, and pumpkinseed. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2025.

There is one public boat launch (concrete surface) managed by the Minnesota DNR.

## Access

- **Public access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Managed by**: Minnesota DNR
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 15
- **Stocked**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 2025
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Boating, Paddling

## Amenities

Boat Ramp

## Fish Species

Walleye, Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Yellow Perch, Tullibee (Cisco), Rock Bass, Bigmouth Buffalo, Bowfin, Brown Bullhead, Hybrid Sunfish, White Sucker, Yellow Bullhead

## Nearby Lakes

- [Blackface Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/aitkin-county/blackface-lake) - 1.6 miles, 192 acres
- [Vanduse Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/aitkin-county/vanduse-lake) - 3.5 miles, 240 acres
- [Hay Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/aitkin-county/hay-lake) - 3.6 miles, 129 acres
- [Cutaway Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/aitkin-county/cutaway-lake) - 6 miles, 113 acres
- [Wakefield Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/aitkin-county/wakefield-lake) - 6.2 miles, 164 acres
- [Savanna Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/aitkin-county/savanna-lake) - 7.4 miles, 101 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=46.93261,-93.28036)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=01004600)
- [All lakes in Aitkin County](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/aitkin-county)

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*Source: [MinneLakes.org](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/aitkin-county/ball-bluff-lake)*