---
type: lake
name: "Portage Lake"
county: "Aitkin"
nearest_town: "Kimberly"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 372
max_depth_ft: 18
latitude: 46.58624
longitude: -93.41948
lake_score: 44
dnr_lake_id: "01006900"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/aitkin-county/portage-lake
---

# Portage Lake

Lake in Aitkin County, Minnesota, near Kimberly

- **Surface Area**: 372 acres
- **Max Depth**: 18 ft
- **Average Depth**: 8 ft
- **Shoreline**: 5.1 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 4.3 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: Public access on record
- **Lake Score**: 44/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Portage Lake is a 372-acre lake near Kimberly in Aitkin County, Minnesota. It reaches 18 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 8 feet, and has roughly 5.1 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 4.3 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.

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**: Not recorded
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Fishing

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

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Paddling

## Amenities

None on record

## Fish Species

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

## Nearby Lakes

- [Turner Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/aitkin-county/turner-lake) - 1.8 miles, 63 acres
- [Rock Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/aitkin-county/rock-lake) - 3.3 miles, 341 acres
- [Round Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/aitkin-county/round-lake-mcgregor) - 4.7 miles, 185 acres
- [Fleming Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/aitkin-county/fleming-lake) - 4.9 miles, 319 acres
- [Jenkins Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/aitkin-county/jenkins-lake) - 5.3 miles, 114 acres
- [Wilkins Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/aitkin-county/wilkins-lake) - 5.3 miles, 349 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=46.58624,-93.41948)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=01006900)
- [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/portage-lake)*