---
type: lake
name: "Long Lost Lake"
county: "Clearwater"
nearest_town: "Zerkel"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 539
max_depth_ft: 63
latitude: 47.1951
longitude: -95.40992
lake_score: 67
dnr_lake_id: "15006800"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/clearwater-county/long-lost-lake
---

# Long Lost Lake

Lake in Clearwater County, Minnesota, near Zerkel

- **Surface Area**: 539 acres
- **Max Depth**: 63 ft
- **Average Depth**: 13 ft
- **Shoreline**: 14.3 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 19.1 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch
- **Lake Score**: 67/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Long Lost Lake is a 539-acre lake near Zerkel in Clearwater County, Minnesota. It reaches 63 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 13 feet, and has roughly 14.3 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 19.1 feet, which is exceptionally clear for Minnesota.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 11 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, black crappie, and bluegill. 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 is one public boat launch managed by the Minnesota DNR. Ice typically goes out around April 19, based on 12 years of DNR ice-out records.

## Access

- **Public access**: 1 public boat launch
- **Managed by**: Minnesota DNR
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 11
- **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, Smallmouth Bass, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Yellow Perch, Brown Bullhead, Hybrid Sunfish, White Sucker

## Ice-Out

- **Median ice-out**: April 19
- **Years of record**: 12
- **Earliest**: 2010-04-02
- **Latest**: 2013-05-14

## Nearby Lakes

- [Pickerel Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/clearwater-county/pickerel-lake) - 3.7 miles, 143 acres
- [Bad Medicine Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/becker-county/bad-medicine-lake) - 4.9 miles, 803 acres
- [Juggler Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/becker-county/juggler-lake) - 5.1 miles, 428 acres
- [Bass Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/becker-county/bass-lake) - 5.8 miles, 204 acres
- [Island Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/clearwater-county/island-lake) - 6.4 miles, 44 acres
- [Heart Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/clearwater-county/heart-lake) - 6.6 miles, 224 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=47.1951,-95.40992)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=15006800)
- [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/long-lost-lake)*