---
type: lake
name: "Townline Lake"
county: "Aitkin"
nearest_town: "Aitkin"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 114
max_depth_ft: 69
latitude: 46.45443
longitude: -93.81187
lake_score: 32
dnr_lake_id: "01020700"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/aitkin-county/townline-lake
---

# Townline Lake

Lake in Aitkin County, Minnesota, near Aitkin

- **Surface Area**: 114 acres
- **Max Depth**: 69 ft
- **Shoreline**: 3 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 9 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: No public access on record
- **Lake Score**: 32/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Townline Lake is an 114-acre lake near Aitkin in Aitkin County, Minnesota. It reaches 69 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 3 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 9 feet.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 8 fish species here, including northern pike, largemouth bass, black crappie, bluegill, and pumpkinseed. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2012.

No public water access is on record with the DNR, so getting on the water generally depends on a resort, private landing or permission from a shoreline owner.

## Access

- **Public access**: No public access on record
- **Managed by**: Not recorded
- **Launch fee**: N/A

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 8
- **Stocked**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 2012
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing

## Amenities

None on record

## Fish Species

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

## Nearby Lakes

- [Thornton Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/aitkin-county/thornton-lake) - 0.7 miles, 161 acres
- [Sunset Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/aitkin-county/sunset-lake) - 1.3 miles, 221 acres
- [Shirt Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/shirt-lake) - 1.8 miles, 231 acres
- [Hamlet Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/hamlet-lake) - 2.5 miles, 307 acres
- [Farm Island Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/aitkin-county/farm-island-lake) - 2.8 miles, 2,005 acres
- [Cedar Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/aitkin-county/cedar-lake) - 3.2 miles, 1,726 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=46.45443,-93.81187)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=01020700)
- [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/townline-lake)*