---
type: lake
name: "Brandt Lake"
county: "Cook"
nearest_town: "Prairie Portage"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 111
max_depth_ft: 80
latitude: 48.0719
longitude: -90.86723
lake_score: 38
dnr_lake_id: "16060000"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/brandt-lake
---

# Brandt Lake

Lake in Cook County, Minnesota, near Prairie Portage

- **Surface Area**: 111 acres
- **Max Depth**: 80 ft
- **Shoreline**: 4.7 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 7.5 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: Public access on record
- **Lake Score**: 38/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Brandt Lake is an 111-acre lake near Prairie Portage in Cook County, Minnesota. It reaches 80 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 4.7 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. 3 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

## Activities

Paddling, Camping

## Amenities

Campground

## Fish Species

No DNR fish survey on file

## Nearby Lakes

- [Round Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/round-lake) - 1.4 miles, 154 acres
- [Tuscarora Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/tuscarora-lake) - 2.3 miles, 805 acres
- [Snipe Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/snipe-lake) - 2.4 miles, 115 acres
- [Paulson Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/paulson-lake) - 2.7 miles, 121 acres
- [Ham Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/ham-lake) - 2.8 miles, 119 acres
- [Gillis Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/gillis-lake) - 3.1 miles, 616 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=48.0719,-90.86723)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=16060000)
- [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/brandt-lake)*