---
type: lake
name: "Round Lake"
county: "Aitkin"
nearest_town: "Tamarack"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 554
max_depth_ft: 27
latitude: 46.69635
longitude: -93.19206
lake_score: 64
dnr_lake_id: "01002300"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/aitkin-county/round-lake-tamarack
---

# Round Lake

Lake in Aitkin County, Minnesota, near Tamarack

- **Surface Area**: 554 acres
- **Max Depth**: 27 ft
- **Shoreline**: 3.7 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 15.6 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 64/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Round Lake is a 554-acre lake near Tamarack in Aitkin County, Minnesota. It reaches 27 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 3.7 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 15.6 feet, which is exceptionally clear for Minnesota.

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 2022.

There is one public boat launch (concrete surface) managed by the Minnesota DNR. Ice typically goes out around April 15, based on 16 years of DNR ice-out records.

## Access

- **Public access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Managed by**: Minnesota DNR
- **Launch fee**: Permit or fee required

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 11
- **Stocked**: Yes
- **Last DNR survey**: 2022
- **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, Black Bullhead, Brown Bullhead, Hybrid Sunfish, Yellow Bullhead

## Ice-Out

- **Median ice-out**: April 15
- **Years of record**: 16
- **Earliest**: 2012-03-20
- **Latest**: 2013-05-11

## Nearby Lakes

- [Horseshoe Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/aitkin-county/horseshoe-lake) - 1.6 miles, 240 acres
- [Island Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/aitkin-county/island-lake) - 2.6 miles, 244 acres
- [Minnewawa Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/aitkin-county/minnewawa-lake) - 3.2 miles, 2,351 acres
- [Big Sandy Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/aitkin-county/big-sandy-lake) - 5.4 miles, 6,125 acres
- [Glacier Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/aitkin-county/glacier-lake) - 6.7 miles, 135 acres
- [Rat Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/aitkin-county/rat-lake) - 7.5 miles, 431 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=46.69635,-93.19206)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=01002300)
- [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/round-lake-tamarack)*