---
type: lake
name: "Blackduck Lake"
county: "Beltrami"
nearest_town: "Blackduck"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 2711
max_depth_ft: 28
latitude: 47.73202
longitude: -94.6171
lake_score: 62
dnr_lake_id: "04006900"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/beltrami-county/blackduck-lake
---

# Blackduck Lake

Lake in Beltrami County, Minnesota, near Blackduck

- **Surface Area**: 2,711 acres
- **Max Depth**: 28 ft
- **Shoreline**: 13.3 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 6.9 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 62/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Blackduck Lake is a 2,711-acre lake near Blackduck in Beltrami County, Minnesota. It reaches 28 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 13.3 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 6.9 feet.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 16 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. Special fishing regulations apply to sunfish, and they override the statewide limits. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2025.

There is one public boat launch (concrete surface) managed by the Minnesota DNR. Pine Tree City Park Campground is mapped close to the shoreline for overnight stays. The lake is listed as infested with faucet snail and starry stonewort — clean, drain and dry your boat and gear before leaving. Ice typically goes out around April 23, based on 56 years of DNR ice-out records.

## 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**: 16
- **Stocked**: Yes
- **Last DNR survey**: 2025
- **Special regulations**: Yes
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

### Special Regulations

- **Sunfish**: Daily limit five.

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Boating, Paddling, Camping

## Amenities

Boat Ramp, Campground

### Campgrounds

- Pine Tree City Park Campground

## Fish Species

Walleye, Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Yellow Perch, Burbot, Lake Whitefish, Rock Bass, Black Bullhead, Brown Bullhead, Freshwater Drum, Hybrid Sunfish, White Sucker, Yellow Bullhead

## Invasive Species

faucet snail, starry stonewort. Clean, drain and dry boats and gear before leaving.

## Ice-Out

- **Median ice-out**: April 23
- **Years of record**: 56
- **Earliest**: 2012-03-26
- **Latest**: 2013-05-15

## Nearby Lakes

- [Medicine Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/beltrami-county/medicine-lake) - 5.6 miles, 461 acres
- [Gilstad Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/beltrami-county/gilstad-lake) - 5.9 miles, 257 acres
- [Gull Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/beltrami-county/gull-lake) - 6.4 miles, 2,256 acres
- [Rabideau Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/beltrami-county/rabideau-lake) - 7.8 miles, 680 acres
- [Sandy Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/beltrami-county/sandy-lake) - 8.3 miles, 261 acres
- [Jackson Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/beltrami-county/jackson-lake) - 9 miles, 128 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=47.73202,-94.6171)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=04006900)
- [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/blackduck-lake)*