---
type: lake
name: "Savanna Lake"
county: "Aitkin"
nearest_town: "McGregor"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 101
max_depth_ft: 23
latitude: 46.84762
longitude: -93.18375
lake_score: 50
dnr_lake_id: "01001400"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/aitkin-county/savanna-lake
---

# Savanna Lake

Lake in Aitkin County, Minnesota, near McGregor

- **Surface Area**: 101 acres
- **Max Depth**: 23 ft
- **Average Depth**: 13 ft
- **Shoreline**: 2.1 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 3.8 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (gravel or earth)
- **Lake Score**: 50/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Savanna Lake is a 101-acre lake near McGregor in Aitkin County, Minnesota. It reaches 23 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 13 feet, and has roughly 2.1 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 3.8 feet, so expect stained or algae-tinted water in summer.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 13 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 2017.

There is one public boat launch (gravel or earth surface) managed by the Minnesota DNR.

## Access

- **Public access**: 1 public boat launch (gravel or earth)
- **Managed by**: Minnesota DNR
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 13
- **Stocked**: Yes
- **Last DNR survey**: 2017
- **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, Bowfin, Brown Bullhead, Hybrid Sunfish, White Sucker, Yellow Bullhead

## Nearby Lakes

- [Wolf Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/aitkin-county/wolf-lake) - 1 miles, 173 acres
- [Cutaway Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/aitkin-county/cutaway-lake) - 1.5 miles, 113 acres
- [Remote Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/aitkin-county/remote-lake) - 2.1 miles, 134 acres
- [Shumway Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/aitkin-county/shumway-lake) - 2.2 miles, 74 acres
- [Wakefield Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/aitkin-county/wakefield-lake) - 2.5 miles, 164 acres
- [Glacier Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/aitkin-county/glacier-lake) - 4.3 miles, 135 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=46.84762,-93.18375)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=01001400)
- [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/savanna-lake)*