---
type: lake
name: "Swamp Lake"
county: "Aitkin"
nearest_town: "Glen"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 272
max_depth_ft: 5
latitude: 46.44078
longitude: -93.46309
lake_score: 25
dnr_lake_id: "01009200"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/aitkin-county/swamp-lake
---

# Swamp Lake

Lake in Aitkin County, Minnesota, near Glen

- **Surface Area**: 272 acres
- **Max Depth**: 5 ft
- **Average Depth**: 5 ft
- **Shoreline**: 3 miles
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: Public access on record
- **Lake Score**: 25/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Swamp Lake is a 272-acre lake near Glen in Aitkin County, Minnesota. It reaches 5 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 5 feet, and has roughly 3 miles of shoreline.

The DNR has no fish survey on file for this lake, so treat any fishing as exploratory.

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

## Activities

Paddling

## Amenities

None on record

## Fish Species

No DNR fish survey on file

## Nearby Lakes

- [Sugar Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/aitkin-county/sugar-lake) - 1.8 miles, 416 acres
- [Clear Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/aitkin-county/clear-lake) - 2.1 miles, 574 acres
- [Long Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/aitkin-county/long-lake) - 3.4 miles, 435 acres
- [Rabbit Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/aitkin-county/rabbit-lake) - 3.8 miles, 212 acres
- [Dam Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/aitkin-county/dam-lake) - 4.8 miles, 598 acres
- [Section Twelve Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/aitkin-county/section-twelve-lake) - 6.4 miles, 170 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=46.44078,-93.46309)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=01009200)
- [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/swamp-lake)*