---
type: lake
name: "Binagami Lake"
county: "Cook"
nearest_town: "Grand Marais"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 117
max_depth_ft: 21
latitude: 47.84768
longitude: -90.35764
lake_score: 31
dnr_lake_id: "16009800"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/binagami-lake
---

# Binagami Lake

Lake in Cook County, Minnesota, near Grand Marais

- **Surface Area**: 117 acres
- **Max Depth**: 21 ft
- **Shoreline**: 2.8 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 7.4 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: Carry-in access only
- **Lake Score**: 31/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Binagami Lake is an 117-acre lake near Grand Marais in Cook County, Minnesota. It reaches 21 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 2.8 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 7.4 feet.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 3 fish species here, including walleye and rock bass. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2023.

Public access is carry-in only — plan on a canoe, kayak or small boat you can hand-launch.

## Access

- **Public access**: Carry-in access only
- **Managed by**: US Forest Service
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 3
- **Stocked**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 2023
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Paddling

## Amenities

Carry-In Access

## Fish Species

Walleye, Rock Bass, White Sucker

## Nearby Lakes

- [Junco Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/junco-lake) - 2.3 miles, 41 acres
- [Elbow Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/elbow-lake-grand-marais) - 2.9 miles, 408 acres
- [Devil Track Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/devil-track-lake) - 3.6 miles, 1,876 acres
- [Pine Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/pine-lake-grand-marais) - 4 miles, 98 acres
- [East Twin Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/east-twin-lake) - 4.3 miles, 173 acres
- [West Twin Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/west-twin-lake) - 4.5 miles, 134 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=47.84768,-90.35764)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=16009800)
- [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/binagami-lake)*