---
type: lake
name: "East Pipe Lake"
county: "Cook"
nearest_town: "Lutsen"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 105
max_depth_ft: 12
latitude: 47.88625
longitude: -90.69195
lake_score: 30
dnr_lake_id: "16038600"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/east-pipe-lake
---

# East Pipe Lake

Lake in Cook County, Minnesota, near Lutsen

- **Surface Area**: 105 acres
- **Max Depth**: 12 ft
- **Shoreline**: 3.5 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 4.5 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: Portage access only
- **Lake Score**: 30/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

East Pipe Lake is a 105-acre lake near Lutsen in Cook County, Minnesota. It reaches 12 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 3.5 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 4.5 feet. Access is by portage through Superior National Forest; most lakes reached this way lie in or beside the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, where an entry permit is required.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 4 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, and yellow perch. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2007.

Public access is by portage — plan on a canoe, kayak or small boat you can hand-launch.

## Access

- **Public access**: Portage access only
- **Managed by**: US Forest Service
- **Launch fee**: Permit or fee required
- **Wilderness permit**: BWCAW entry permit required

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 4
- **Stocked**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 2007
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Paddling, Canoe Tripping

## Amenities

Carry-In Access

## Fish Species

Walleye, Northern Pike, Yellow Perch, White Sucker

## Nearby Lakes

- [Homer Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/homer-lake) - 1.2 miles, 434 acres
- [Pipe Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/pipe-lake) - 1.3 miles, 285 acres
- [Gust Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/gust-lake) - 1.8 miles, 143 acres
- [Vern Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/vern-lake) - 2 miles, 123 acres
- [Kinogami Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/kinogami-lake) - 2.3 miles, 111 acres
- [Star Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/star-lake) - 2.5 miles, 107 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=47.88625,-90.69195)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=16038600)
- [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/east-pipe-lake)*