---
type: lake
name: "Magnetic Lake"
county: "Cook"
nearest_town: "Maple Hill"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 447
max_depth_ft: 90
latitude: 48.10801
longitude: -90.7538
lake_score: 60
dnr_lake_id: "16046300"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/magnetic-lake
---

# Magnetic Lake

Lake in Cook County, Minnesota, near Maple Hill

- **Surface Area**: 447 acres
- **Max Depth**: 90 ft
- **Shoreline**: 10.1 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 14.2 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: Public access on record
- **Lake Score**: 60/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)
- **Border Water**: shared with Canada

## About

Magnetic Lake is a 447-acre lake near Maple Hill in Cook County, Minnesota. It reaches 90 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 10.1 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 14.2 feet, clearer than most lakes in the state. The lake is a border water shared with Canada, so different seasons, limits and licensing rules can apply on the far side.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 8 fish species here, including walleye, smallmouth bass, yellow perch, lake trout, burbot, and tullibee (cisco). The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2025.

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

## Access

- **Public access**: Public access on record
- **Managed by**: Not recorded
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 8
- **Stocked**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 2025
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Paddling

## Amenities

None on record

## Fish Species

Walleye, Smallmouth Bass, Yellow Perch, Lake Trout, Burbot, Tullibee (Cisco), Rock Bass, White Sucker

## Nearby Lakes

- [Gunflint Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/gunflint-lake) - 2.8 miles, 4,009 acres
- [Clove Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/clove-lake) - 2.8 miles, 160 acres
- [Granite Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/granite-lake) - 3.2 miles, 306 acres
- [Larch Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/larch-lake) - 3.4 miles, 132 acres
- [Loon Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/loon-lake) - 3.5 miles, 1,095 acres
- [Ham Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/ham-lake) - 3.7 miles, 119 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=48.10801,-90.7538)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=16046300)
- [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/magnetic-lake)*