---
type: lake
name: "Section Ten Lake"
county: "Aitkin"
nearest_town: "Aitkin"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 436
max_depth_ft: 17
latitude: 46.48532
longitude: -93.60291
lake_score: 55
dnr_lake_id: "01011500"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/aitkin-county/section-ten-lake
---

# Section Ten Lake

Lake in Aitkin County, Minnesota, near Aitkin

- **Surface Area**: 436 acres
- **Max Depth**: 17 ft
- **Average Depth**: 7 ft
- **Shoreline**: 4.3 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 6.6 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 55/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Section Ten Lake is a 436-acre lake near Aitkin in Aitkin County, Minnesota. It reaches 17 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 7 feet, and has roughly 4.3 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 6.6 feet.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 14 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 2025.

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**: 14
- **Stocked**: Yes
- **Last DNR survey**: 2025
- **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, Rock Bass, Black Bullhead, Bowfin, Brown Bullhead, Green Sunfish, Hybrid Sunfish, Yellow Bullhead

## Nearby Lakes

- [Section Twelve Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/aitkin-county/section-twelve-lake) - 1 miles, 170 acres
- [Sissabagamah Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/aitkin-county/sissabagamah-lake) - 1.3 miles, 406 acres
- [Four Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/aitkin-county/four-lake) - 1.5 miles, 137 acres
- [Elm Island Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/aitkin-county/elm-island-lake) - 2.2 miles, 520 acres
- [Nord Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/aitkin-county/nord-lake) - 2.4 miles, 418 acres
- [Hanson Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/aitkin-county/hanson-lake) - 2.6 miles, 143 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=46.48532,-93.60291)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=01011500)
- [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/section-ten-lake)*