---
type: lake
name: "Bower Trout Lake"
county: "Cook"
nearest_town: "Maple Hill"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 133
max_depth_ft: 6
latitude: 47.94268
longitude: -90.45187
lake_score: 48
dnr_lake_id: "16017500"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/bower-trout-lake
---

# Bower Trout Lake

Lake in Cook County, Minnesota, near Maple Hill

- **Surface Area**: 133 acres
- **Max Depth**: 6 ft
- **Average Depth**: 3 ft
- **Shoreline**: 3.2 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 5 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: Public access on record
- **Lake Score**: 48/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Bower Trout Lake is a 133-acre lake near Maple Hill in Cook County, Minnesota. It reaches 6 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 3 feet, and has roughly 3.2 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 5 feet.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 7 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, smallmouth bass, bluegill, pumpkinseed, and yellow perch. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2024.

The DNR lists public water access for the lake; confirm the launch type before towing a trailer in. 2 campgrounds 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

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 7
- **Stocked**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 2024
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Paddling, Camping

## Amenities

Campground

## Fish Species

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

## Nearby Lakes

- [Ram Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/ram-lake) - 1.1 miles, 68 acres
- [Little Trout Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/little-trout-lake) - 2.2 miles, 127 acres
- [Ball Club Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/ball-club-lake) - 2.8 miles, 206 acres
- [Kemo Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/kemo-lake) - 3 miles, 189 acres
- [West Twin Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/west-twin-lake) - 3.4 miles, 134 acres
- [Swan Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/swan-lake) - 3.6 miles, 199 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=47.94268,-90.45187)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=16017500)
- [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/bower-trout-lake)*