---
type: lake
name: "Pine Lake"
county: "Clearwater"
nearest_town: "Gonvick"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 1236
max_depth_ft: 15
latitude: 47.69189
longitude: -95.52654
lake_score: 63
dnr_lake_id: "15014900"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/clearwater-county/pine-lake
---

# Pine Lake

Lake in Clearwater County, Minnesota, near Gonvick

- **Surface Area**: 1,236 acres
- **Max Depth**: 15 ft
- **Average Depth**: 9 ft
- **Shoreline**: 11.1 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 6.8 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (gravel or earth)
- **Lake Score**: 63/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Pine Lake is a 1,236-acre lake near Gonvick in Clearwater County, Minnesota. It reaches 15 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 9 feet, and has roughly 11.1 miles of shoreline. By surface area it ranks No. 2 among the 23 Clearwater County lakes in this directory. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 6.8 feet.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 12 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 2023.

There is one public boat launch (gravel or earth surface) managed by the Minnesota DNR. A campground is mapped close to the shoreline for overnight stays. Ice typically goes out around April 23, based on 9 years of DNR ice-out records.

## Access

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

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 12
- **Stocked**: Yes
- **Last DNR survey**: 2023
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Boating, Paddling, Camping

## Amenities

Boat Ramp, Campground

## Fish Species

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

## Ice-Out

- **Median ice-out**: April 23
- **Years of record**: 9
- **Earliest**: 2017-04-04
- **Latest**: 2018-04-30

## Nearby Lakes

- [Lindberg Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/clearwater-county/lindberg-lake) - 4 miles, 95 acres
- [Deep Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/clearwater-county/deep-lake) - 6 miles, 40 acres
- [Cross Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/polk-county/cross-lake) - 6.6 miles, 320 acres
- [Turtle Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/polk-county/turtle-lake) - 8.6 miles, 525 acres
- [Lone Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/clearwater-county/lone-lake) - 8.6 miles, 69 acres
- [Whitefish Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/polk-county/whitefish-lake) - 9.4 miles, 243 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=47.69189,-95.52654)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=15014900)
- [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/pine-lake)*