---
type: lake
name: "Buck Lake"
county: "Beltrami"
nearest_town: "Pennington"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 360
max_depth_ft: 40
latitude: 47.46329
longitude: -94.55988
lake_score: 32
dnr_lake_id: "04004200"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/beltrami-county/buck-lake
---

# Buck Lake

Lake in Beltrami County, Minnesota, near Pennington

- **Surface Area**: 360 acres
- **Max Depth**: 40 ft
- **Shoreline**: 5 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 10 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: Public access on record
- **Lake Score**: 32/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Buck Lake is a 360-acre lake near Pennington in Beltrami County, Minnesota. It reaches 40 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 5 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 10 feet, clearer than most lakes in the state.

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. The lake is listed as infested with zebra mussel — clean, drain and dry your boat and gear before leaving.

## 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

## Invasive Species

zebra mussel. Clean, drain and dry boats and gear before leaving.

## Nearby Lakes

- [Lost Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/beltrami-county/lost-lake) - 1.5 miles, 130 acres
- [Cass Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/beltrami-county/cass-lake) - 2.7 miles, 15,958 acres
- [Silver Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/beltrami-county/silver-lake) - 2.8 miles, 132 acres
- [Kitchi Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/beltrami-county/kitchi-lake) - 3.1 miles, 1,865 acres
- [Windigo Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/beltrami-county/windigo-lake) - 3.1 miles, 195 acres
- [Little Rice Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/beltrami-county/little-rice-lake) - 3.2 miles, 123 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=47.46329,-94.55988)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=04004200)
- [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/buck-lake)*