---
type: lake
name: "Moulton Lake"
county: "Aitkin"
nearest_town: "Emily"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 258
max_depth_ft: 24
latitude: 46.7281
longitude: -93.77369
lake_score: 51
dnr_lake_id: "01021200"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/aitkin-county/moulton-lake
---

# Moulton Lake

Lake in Aitkin County, Minnesota, near Emily

- **Surface Area**: 258 acres
- **Max Depth**: 24 ft
- **Shoreline**: 4.1 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 3.2 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 51/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Moulton Lake is a 258-acre lake near Emily in Aitkin County, Minnesota. It reaches 24 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 4.1 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 3.2 feet, so expect stained or algae-tinted water in summer.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 11 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, largemouth bass, black crappie, bluegill, and pumpkinseed. The DNR has stocking records for the lake, so check the stocking report for the most recent species and year classes. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2024.

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**: 11
- **Stocked**: Yes
- **Last DNR survey**: 2024
- **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, Bowfin, Brown Bullhead, Hybrid Sunfish, Yellow Bullhead

## Nearby Lakes

- [Lows Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/lows-lake) - 2.9 miles, 302 acres
- [Esquagamah Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/aitkin-county/esquagamah-lake) - 3.9 miles, 842 acres
- [Ross Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/ross-lake) - 5.4 miles, 492 acres
- [Twin Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/twin-lake) - 5.5 miles, 79 acres
- [Blind Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/aitkin-county/blind-lake) - 5.5 miles, 304 acres
- [Round Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/aitkin-county/round-lake-aitkin) - 5.7 miles, 634 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=46.7281,-93.77369)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=01021200)
- [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/moulton-lake)*