---
type: lake
name: "Moore Lake"
county: "Cook"
nearest_town: "Lutsen"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 61
max_depth_ft: 8
latitude: 47.8341
longitude: -90.78976
lake_score: 26
dnr_lake_id: "16048900"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/moore-lake
---

# Moore Lake

Lake in Cook County, Minnesota, near Lutsen

- **Surface Area**: 61 acres
- **Max Depth**: 8 ft
- **Average Depth**: 3 ft
- **Shoreline**: 2.1 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 4.1 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: Carry-in access only
- **Lake Score**: 26/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Moore Lake is a 61-acre lake near Lutsen in Cook County, Minnesota. It reaches 8 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 3 feet, and has roughly 2.1 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 4.1 feet.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 4 fish species here, including northern pike and yellow perch. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2006.

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**: 4
- **Stocked**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 2006
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Paddling

## Amenities

Carry-In Access

## Fish Species

Northern Pike, Yellow Perch, Hybrid Sunfish, White Sucker

## Nearby Lakes

- [Marsh](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/marsh) - 1.5 miles, 66 acres
- [Crescent Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/crescent-lake) - 1.6 miles, 755 acres
- [Bouder Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/bouder-lake) - 1.9 miles, 129 acres
- [Kelly Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/kelly-lake) - 2.9 miles, 173 acres
- [Lichen Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/lichen-lake) - 3.2 miles, 253 acres
- [Rice Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/rice-lake) - 3.6 miles, 223 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=47.8341,-90.78976)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=16048900)
- [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/moore-lake)*