---
type: lake
name: "Marsh"
county: "Cook"
nearest_town: "Tofte"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 66
max_depth_ft: 13
latitude: 47.8305
longitude: -90.82083
lake_score: 33
dnr_lake_id: "16048800"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/marsh
---

# Marsh

Lake in Cook County, Minnesota, near Tofte

- **Surface Area**: 66 acres
- **Max Depth**: 13 ft
- **Shoreline**: 5.6 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 5.2 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: Carry-in access only
- **Lake Score**: 33/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Marsh is a 66-acre lake near Tofte in Cook County, Minnesota. It reaches 13 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 5.6 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 5.2 feet.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 5 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, pumpkinseed, and yellow perch. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2007.

Public access is carry-in only — plan on a canoe, kayak or small boat you can hand-launch.

## Access

- **Public access**: Carry-in access only
- **Managed by**: US Forest Service
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 5
- **Stocked**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 2007
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Paddling

## Amenities

Carry-In Access

## Fish Species

Walleye, Northern Pike, Pumpkinseed, Yellow Perch, White Sucker

## Nearby Lakes

- [Moore Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/moore-lake) - 1.5 miles, 61 acres
- [Crescent Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/crescent-lake) - 2.9 miles, 755 acres
- [Kelly Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/kelly-lake) - 3 miles, 173 acres
- [Burnt Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/burnt-lake) - 3.2 miles, 358 acres
- [Bouder Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/bouder-lake) - 3.4 miles, 129 acres
- [Rice Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/rice-lake) - 3.8 miles, 223 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=47.8305,-90.82083)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=16048800)
- [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/marsh)*