---
type: lake
name: "Three Island Lake"
county: "Beltrami"
nearest_town: "Turtle River"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 729
max_depth_ft: 25
latitude: 47.62192
longitude: -94.80429
lake_score: 55
dnr_lake_id: "04013400"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/beltrami-county/three-island-lake
---

# Three Island Lake

Lake in Beltrami County, Minnesota, near Turtle River

- **Surface Area**: 729 acres
- **Max Depth**: 25 ft
- **Shoreline**: 10.4 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 6.7 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (gravel or earth)
- **Lake Score**: 55/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Three Island Lake is a 729-acre lake near Turtle River in Beltrami County, Minnesota. It reaches 25 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 10.4 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 6.7 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 2021.

There is one public boat launch (gravel or earth surface) managed by the Minnesota DNR. The lake is listed as infested with starry stonewort — clean, drain and dry your boat and gear before leaving. Ice typically goes out around April 23, based on 8 years of DNR ice-out records.

## Access

- **Public access**: 1 public boat launch (gravel or earth)
- **Managed by**: Minnesota DNR
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 16
- **Stocked**: Yes
- **Last DNR survey**: 2021
- **Special regulations**: Yes
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

### Special Regulations

- **Sunfish**: Daily limit five.

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Boating, Paddling

## Amenities

Boat Ramp

## Fish Species

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

## Invasive Species

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

## Ice-Out

- **Median ice-out**: April 23
- **Years of record**: 8
- **Earliest**: 2012-03-23
- **Latest**: 2013-05-07

## Nearby Lakes

- [Black Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/beltrami-county/black-lake) - 1 miles, 271 acres
- [Fox Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/beltrami-county/fox-lake) - 2 miles, 165 acres
- [Beltrami Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/beltrami-county/beltrami-lake) - 2 miles, 726 acres
- [Turtle Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/beltrami-county/turtle-lake) - 2.9 miles, 1,607 acres
- [Movil Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/beltrami-county/movil-lake) - 3.4 miles, 855 acres
- [Larson Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/beltrami-county/larson-lake) - 3.9 miles, 203 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=47.62192,-94.80429)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=04013400)
- [All lakes in Beltrami County](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/beltrami-county)

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