---
type: lake
name: "Black Lake"
county: "Beltrami"
nearest_town: "Turtle River"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 271
max_depth_ft: 42
latitude: 47.63334
longitude: -94.81891
lake_score: 49
dnr_lake_id: "04015700"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/beltrami-county/black-lake
---

# Black Lake

Lake in Beltrami County, Minnesota, near Turtle River

- **Surface Area**: 271 acres
- **Max Depth**: 42 ft
- **Shoreline**: 3.9 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 8.3 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: Public access on record
- **Lake Score**: 49/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Black Lake is a 271-acre lake near Turtle River in Beltrami County, Minnesota. It reaches 42 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 3.9 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 8.3 feet.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 13 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, largemouth bass, black crappie, bluegill, and pumpkinseed. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2017.

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

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 13
- **Stocked**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 2017
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Paddling

## Amenities

None on record

## Fish Species

Walleye, Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Yellow Perch, Tullibee (Cisco), Rock Bass, Bowfin, Brown Bullhead, White Sucker, Yellow Bullhead

## Nearby Lakes

- [Three Island Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/beltrami-county/three-island-lake) - 1 miles, 729 acres
- [Fox Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/beltrami-county/fox-lake) - 2 miles, 165 acres
- [Turtle Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/beltrami-county/turtle-lake) - 2.4 miles, 1,607 acres
- [Beltrami Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/beltrami-county/beltrami-lake) - 2.7 miles, 726 acres
- [Larson Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/beltrami-county/larson-lake) - 2.8 miles, 203 acres
- [Little Turtle Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/beltrami-county/little-turtle-lake) - 3.3 miles, 469 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=47.63334,-94.81891)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=04015700)
- [All lakes in Beltrami County](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/beltrami-county)

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*Source: [MinneLakes.org](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/beltrami-county/black-lake)*