---
type: lake
name: "Banadad Lake"
county: "Cook"
nearest_town: "Maple Hill"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 178
max_depth_ft: 45
latitude: 48.03879
longitude: -90.66113
lake_score: 36
dnr_lake_id: "16035000"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/banadad-lake
---

# Banadad Lake

Lake in Cook County, Minnesota, near Maple Hill

- **Surface Area**: 178 acres
- **Max Depth**: 45 ft
- **Shoreline**: 8.2 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 7.5 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: Public access on record
- **Lake Score**: 36/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Banadad Lake is a 178-acre lake near Maple Hill in Cook County, Minnesota. It reaches 45 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 8.2 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 7.5 feet.

The DNR has no fish survey on file for this lake, so treat any fishing as exploratory.

The DNR lists public water access for the lake; confirm the launch type before towing a trailer in. Banadad Lake #4 and Banadad Lake #3 are mapped close to the shoreline for overnight stays.

## Access

- **Public access**: Public access on record
- **Managed by**: Not recorded
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Activities

Paddling, Camping

## Amenities

Campground

### Campgrounds

- Banadad Lake #4
- Banadad Lake #3
- Banadad Lake #2
- Banadad Lake #1

## Fish Species

No DNR fish survey on file

## Nearby Lakes

- [Tucker Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/tucker-lake) - 1.7 miles, 147 acres
- [Little Iron Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/little-iron-lake) - 2 miles, 115 acres
- [Rush Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/rush-lake) - 2.1 miles, 261 acres
- [Kiskadinna Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/kiskadinna-lake) - 2.4 miles, 121 acres
- [Loon Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/loon-lake) - 3 miles, 1,095 acres
- [Iron Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/iron-lake) - 3.3 miles, 122 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=48.03879,-90.66113)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=16035000)
- [All lakes in Cook County](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county)

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