---
type: lake
name: "Cutaway Lake"
county: "Aitkin"
nearest_town: "Balsam"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 113
max_depth_ft: 24
latitude: 46.86229
longitude: -93.20745
lake_score: 25
dnr_lake_id: "01005600"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/aitkin-county/cutaway-lake
---

# Cutaway Lake

Lake in Aitkin County, Minnesota, near Balsam

- **Surface Area**: 113 acres
- **Max Depth**: 24 ft
- **Average Depth**: 11 ft
- **Shoreline**: 2.2 miles
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: Public access on record
- **Lake Score**: 25/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Cutaway Lake is an 113-acre lake near Balsam in Aitkin County, Minnesota. It reaches 24 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 11 feet, and has roughly 2.2 miles of shoreline.

The DNR has no fish survey on file for this lake, so treat any fishing as exploratory.

The DNR lists public water access for the lake; confirm the launch type before towing a trailer in.

## Access

- **Public access**: Public access on record
- **Managed by**: Minnesota DNR
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Activities

Paddling

## Amenities

None on record

## Fish Species

No DNR fish survey on file

## Nearby Lakes

- [Savanna Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/aitkin-county/savanna-lake) - 1.5 miles, 101 acres
- [Wakefield Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/aitkin-county/wakefield-lake) - 1.6 miles, 164 acres
- [Wolf Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/aitkin-county/wolf-lake) - 2.3 miles, 173 acres
- [Remote Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/aitkin-county/remote-lake) - 2.7 miles, 134 acres
- [Shumway Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/aitkin-county/shumway-lake) - 3.7 miles, 74 acres
- [Blackface Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/aitkin-county/blackface-lake) - 5 miles, 192 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=46.86229,-93.20745)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=01005600)
- [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/cutaway-lake)*