---
type: lake
name: "Glacier Lake"
county: "Aitkin"
nearest_town: "Balsam"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 135
max_depth_ft: 60
latitude: 46.79102
longitude: -93.22232
lake_score: 31
dnr_lake_id: "01004200"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/aitkin-county/glacier-lake
---

# Glacier Lake

Lake in Aitkin County, Minnesota, near Balsam

- **Surface Area**: 135 acres
- **Max Depth**: 60 ft
- **Shoreline**: 3.2 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 5.3 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: No public access on record
- **Lake Score**: 31/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Glacier Lake is a 135-acre lake near Balsam in Aitkin County, Minnesota. It reaches 60 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 3.2 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 5.3 feet.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 11 fish species here, including northern pike, largemouth bass, black crappie, bluegill, pumpkinseed, and yellow perch. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2025.

No public water access is on record with the DNR, so getting on the water generally depends on a resort, private landing or permission from a shoreline owner.

## Access

- **Public access**: No public access on record
- **Managed by**: Not recorded
- **Launch fee**: N/A

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 11
- **Stocked**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 2025
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing

## Amenities

None on record

## Fish Species

Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Yellow Perch, Rock Bass, Bowfin, Brown Bullhead, Hybrid Sunfish, Yellow Bullhead

## Nearby Lakes

- [Remote Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/aitkin-county/remote-lake) - 2.3 miles, 134 acres
- [Aitkin Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/aitkin-county/aitkin-lake) - 3.3 miles, 659 acres
- [Big Sandy Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/aitkin-county/big-sandy-lake) - 3.5 miles, 6,125 acres
- [Wakefield Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/aitkin-county/wakefield-lake) - 4 miles, 164 acres
- [Island Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/aitkin-county/island-lake) - 4.2 miles, 244 acres
- [Savanna Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/aitkin-county/savanna-lake) - 4.3 miles, 101 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=46.79102,-93.22232)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=01004200)
- [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/glacier-lake)*