---
type: lake
name: "Bagley Lake"
county: "Clearwater"
nearest_town: "Leonard"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 97
max_depth_ft: 39
latitude: 47.75974
longitude: -95.23451
lake_score: 54
dnr_lake_id: "15004000"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/clearwater-county/bagley-lake
---

# Bagley Lake

Lake in Clearwater County, Minnesota, near Leonard

- **Surface Area**: 97 acres
- **Max Depth**: 39 ft
- **Shoreline**: 2.2 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 12 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

Bagley Lake is a 97-acre lake near Leonard in Clearwater County, Minnesota. It reaches 39 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 2.2 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 12 feet, clearer than most lakes in the state.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 7 fish species here, including northern pike, black crappie, bluegill, pumpkinseed, and yellow perch. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2019.

There is one public boat launch (gravel or earth surface) managed by the county.

## Access

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

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 7
- **Stocked**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 2019
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Paddling

## Amenities

Boat Ramp

## Fish Species

Northern Pike, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Yellow Perch, Brown Bullhead, White Sucker

## Nearby Lakes

- [Clearwater Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/beltrami-county/clearwater-lake) - 2.9 miles, 999 acres
- [Sylvia Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/beltrami-county/sylvia-lake) - 4 miles, 181 acres
- [Moose Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/beltrami-county/moose-lake-debs) - 4.3 miles, 132 acres
- [Myrtle Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/beltrami-county/myrtle-lake) - 4.4 miles, 118 acres
- [Falk Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/clearwater-county/falk-lake) - 4.5 miles, 73 acres
- [Johnson Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/clearwater-county/johnson-lake) - 4.8 miles, 63 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=47.75974,-95.23451)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=15004000)
- [All lakes in Clearwater County](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/clearwater-county)

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