---
type: lake
name: "Little Bass Lake"
county: "Beltrami"
nearest_town: "Lavinia (Beltrami)"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 363
max_depth_ft: 22
latitude: 47.51482
longitude: -94.77126
lake_score: 29
dnr_lake_id: "04011000"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/beltrami-county/little-bass-lake
---

# Little Bass Lake

Lake in Beltrami County, Minnesota, near Lavinia (Beltrami)

- **Surface Area**: 363 acres
- **Max Depth**: 22 ft
- **Shoreline**: 5 miles
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: Public access on record
- **Lake Score**: 29/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Little Bass Lake is a 363-acre lake near Lavinia (Beltrami) in Beltrami County, Minnesota. It reaches 22 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 5 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. Ice typically goes out around April 16, based on 37 years of DNR ice-out records.

## 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

## Ice-Out

- **Median ice-out**: April 16
- **Years of record**: 37
- **Earliest**: 1981-04-01
- **Latest**: 2022-05-05

## Nearby Lakes

- [Big Bass Lake (East Basin)](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/beltrami-county/big-bass-lake-east-basin) - 1.4 miles, 337 acres
- [Stump Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/beltrami-county/stump-lake) - 1.9 miles, 323 acres
- [Lake Bemidji](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/beltrami-county/lake-bemidji) - 3.7 miles, 6,596 acres
- [Long Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/beltrami-county/long-lake-turtle-river) - 4.9 miles, 412 acres
- [Turtle River](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/beltrami-county/turtle-river) - 5 miles, 1,740 acres
- [Swenson Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/beltrami-county/swenson-lake) - 5.2 miles, 412 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=47.51482,-94.77126)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=04011000)
- [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/little-bass-lake)*