---
type: lake
name: "Upper (North) Island Lake"
county: "Carlton"
nearest_town: "Cromwell"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 114
max_depth_ft: 25
latitude: 46.68539
longitude: -92.8781
lake_score: 54
dnr_lake_id: "09006001"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/carlton-county/upper-north-island-lake
---

# Upper (North) Island Lake

Lake in Carlton County, Minnesota, near Cromwell

- **Surface Area**: 114 acres
- **Max Depth**: 25 ft
- **Average Depth**: 8 ft
- **Shoreline**: 2.6 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 7.9 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (gravel or earth)
- **Lake Score**: 54/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Upper (North) Island Lake is an 114-acre lake near Cromwell in Carlton County, Minnesota. It reaches 25 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 8 feet, and has roughly 2.6 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 7.9 feet.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 13 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. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2021.

There is one public boat launch (gravel or earth surface).

## Access

- **Public access**: 1 public boat launch (gravel or earth)
- **Managed by**: Not recorded
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 13
- **Stocked**: Yes
- **Last DNR survey**: 2021
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Boating, Paddling

## Amenities

Boat Ramp

## Fish Species

Walleye, Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Yellow Perch, Rock Bass, Black Bullhead, Bowfin, Brown Bullhead, White Sucker, Yellow Bullhead

## Nearby Lakes

- [Lower (South) Island Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/carlton-county/lower-south-island-lake) - 1.2 miles, 320 acres
- [Cross Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/carlton-county/cross-lake) - 2.7 miles, 107 acres
- [Eagle Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/carlton-county/eagle-lake) - 3.4 miles, 389 acres
- [Tamarack Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/carlton-county/tamarack-lake) - 5.6 miles, 235 acres
- [Heikkila Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/heikkila-lake) - 5.9 miles, 107 acres
- [Prairie Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/prairie-lake) - 7.4 miles, 794 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=46.68539,-92.8781)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=09006001)
- [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/upper-north-island-lake)*