---
type: lake
name: "Clove Lake"
county: "Cook"
nearest_town: "Prairie Portage"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 160
max_depth_ft: 25
latitude: 48.13783
longitude: -90.79406
lake_score: 42
dnr_lake_id: "16058100"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/clove-lake
---

# Clove Lake

Lake in Cook County, Minnesota, near Prairie Portage

- **Surface Area**: 160 acres
- **Max Depth**: 25 ft
- **Shoreline**: 6.2 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 15.5 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: Public access on record
- **Lake Score**: 42/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)
- **Border Water**: shared with Canada

## About

Clove Lake is a 160-acre lake near Prairie Portage in Cook County, Minnesota. It reaches 25 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 6.2 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 15.5 feet, which is exceptionally clear for Minnesota. The lake is a border water shared with Canada, so different seasons, limits and licensing rules can apply on the far side.

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. Pine Island Lake #1 and Clove Lake #1 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

- Pine Island Lake #1
- Clove Lake #1
- Clove Lake #3
- Clove Lake #2

## Fish Species

No DNR fish survey on file

## Nearby Lakes

- [Larch Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/larch-lake) - 1.1 miles, 132 acres
- [Granite Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/granite-lake) - 1.7 miles, 306 acres
- [Gneiss Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/gneiss-lake) - 2.6 miles, 227 acres
- [Magnetic Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/magnetic-lake) - 2.8 miles, 447 acres
- [Marabaeuf Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/marabaeuf-lake) - 4.2 miles, 860 acres
- [Ham Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/ham-lake) - 4.9 miles, 119 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=48.13783,-90.79406)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=16058100)
- [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/clove-lake)*