---
type: lake
name: "Steamboat Lake"
county: "Cass"
nearest_town: "Cass Lake"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 1756
max_depth_ft: 93
latitude: 47.26448
longitude: -94.66078
lake_score: 65
dnr_lake_id: "11050400"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cass-county/steamboat-lake
---

# Steamboat Lake

Lake in Cass County, Minnesota, near Cass Lake

- **Surface Area**: 1,756 acres
- **Max Depth**: 93 ft
- **Shoreline**: 8.2 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 9.3 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 2 public boat launches (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 65/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Steamboat Lake is a 1,756-acre lake near Cass Lake in Cass County, Minnesota. It reaches 93 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 8.2 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 9.3 feet.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 15 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 2024.

There are 2 public boat launches (concrete surface) managed by the Minnesota DNR. The lake is listed as infested with zebra mussel — clean, drain and dry your boat and gear before leaving. Ice typically goes out around April 26, based on 5 years of DNR ice-out records.

## Access

- **Public access**: 2 public boat launches (concrete)
- **Managed by**: Minnesota DNR
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 15
- **Stocked**: Yes
- **Last DNR survey**: 2024
- **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, Lake Whitefish, Rock Bass, Black Bullhead, Bowfin, Brown Bullhead, Hybrid Sunfish, White Sucker, Yellow Bullhead

## Invasive Species

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

## Ice-Out

- **Median ice-out**: April 26
- **Years of record**: 5
- **Earliest**: 2021-04-05
- **Latest**: 2022-05-08

## Nearby Lakes

- [Portage Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cass-county/portage-lake-cass-lake) - 3 miles, 361 acres
- [Swamp Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cass-county/swamp-lake) - 3.5 miles, 600 acres
- [Crooked Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cass-county/crooked-lake) - 4.6 miles, 582 acres
- [Hart Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hubbard-county/hart-lake) - 4.7 miles, 226 acres
- [Welch Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cass-county/welch-lake) - 4.8 miles, 196 acres
- [Garfield Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hubbard-county/garfield-lake) - 4.9 miles, 972 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=47.26448,-94.66078)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=11050400)
- [All lakes in Cass County](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cass-county)

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