---
type: lake
name: "Bouder Lake"
county: "Cook"
nearest_town: "Grand Marais"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 129
max_depth_ft: 17
latitude: 47.83932
longitude: -90.74874
lake_score: 48
dnr_lake_id: "16038300"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/bouder-lake
---

# Bouder Lake

Lake in Cook County, Minnesota, near Grand Marais

- **Surface Area**: 129 acres
- **Max Depth**: 17 ft
- **Shoreline**: 3.6 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 4.6 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 48/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Bouder Lake is a 129-acre lake near Grand Marais in Cook County, Minnesota. It reaches 17 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 3.6 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 4.6 feet.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 10 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, muskellunge, tiger muskellunge, largemouth bass, and smallmouth bass. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2014.

There is one public boat launch (concrete surface) managed by the US Forest Service.

## Access

- **Public access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Managed by**: US Forest Service
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 10
- **Stocked**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 2014
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Boating, Paddling

## Amenities

Boat Ramp, Carry-In Access

## Fish Species

Walleye, Northern Pike, Muskellunge, Tiger Muskellunge, Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Yellow Perch, White Sucker

## Nearby Lakes

- [Crescent Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/crescent-lake) - 1 miles, 755 acres
- [Lichen Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/lichen-lake) - 1.2 miles, 253 acres
- [Kinogami Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/kinogami-lake) - 1.9 miles, 111 acres
- [Moore Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/moore-lake) - 1.9 miles, 61 acres
- [Tait Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/tait-lake) - 2.9 miles, 355 acres
- [Pipe Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/pipe-lake) - 3.3 miles, 285 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=47.83932,-90.74874)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=16038300)
- [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/bouder-lake)*