---
type: lake
name: "Moosehead Lake"
county: "Carlton"
nearest_town: "Moose Lake"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 279
max_depth_ft: 18
latitude: 46.44783
longitude: -92.75736
lake_score: 64
dnr_lake_id: "09004100"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/carlton-county/moosehead-lake
---

# Moosehead Lake

Lake in Carlton County, Minnesota, near Moose Lake

- **Surface Area**: 279 acres
- **Max Depth**: 18 ft
- **Average Depth**: 12 ft
- **Shoreline**: 3.2 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 4.4 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 64/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Moosehead Lake is a 279-acre lake near Moose Lake in Carlton County, Minnesota. It reaches 18 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 12 feet, and has roughly 3.2 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 4.4 feet.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 14 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, black crappie, and bluegill. Special fishing regulations apply to crappie and sunfish, and they override the statewide limits. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2023.

There is one public boat launch (concrete surface) managed by the city. OpenStreetMap shows a swim beach on or beside the lake. Moose Lake City Campground is mapped close to the shoreline for overnight stays. Ice typically goes out around April 19, based on 32 years of DNR ice-out records.

## Access

- **Public access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Managed by**: city
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 14
- **Stocked**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 2023
- **Special regulations**: Yes
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

### Special Regulations

- **Crappie, Sunfish**: Daily limit five.

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Boating, Paddling, Swimming, Camping

## Amenities

Boat Ramp, Swim Beach, Campground

### Campgrounds

- Moose Lake City Campground

## Fish Species

Walleye, Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Yellow Perch, Channel Catfish, Hybrid Sunfish, Shorthead Redhorse, Silver Redhorse, White Sucker, Yellow Bullhead

## Ice-Out

- **Median ice-out**: April 19
- **Years of record**: 32
- **Earliest**: 2024-03-12
- **Latest**: 2022-05-21

## Nearby Lakes

- [Echo Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/carlton-county/echo-lake) - 1.5 miles, 108 acres
- [Sand Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/pine-county/sand-lake) - 2.5 miles, 527 acres
- [Moose Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/carlton-county/moose-lake) - 2.6 miles, 133 acres
- [Island Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/pine-county/island-lake) - 2.8 miles, 527 acres
- [Hanging Horn Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/carlton-county/hanging-horn-lake) - 3.6 miles, 409 acres
- [Eleven Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/pine-county/eleven-lake) - 4.3 miles, 108 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=46.44783,-92.75736)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=09004100)
- [All lakes in Carlton County](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/carlton-county)

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