---
type: lake
name: "Musquash Lake"
county: "Cook"
nearest_town: "Grand Marais"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 131
max_depth_ft: 26
latitude: 47.91448
longitude: -90.34222
lake_score: 33
dnr_lake_id: "16010400"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/musquash-lake
---

# Musquash Lake

Lake in Cook County, Minnesota, near Grand Marais

- **Surface Area**: 131 acres
- **Max Depth**: 26 ft
- **Shoreline**: 2.5 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 9.9 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: Carry-in access only
- **Lake Score**: 33/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Musquash Lake is a 131-acre lake near Grand Marais in Cook County, Minnesota. It reaches 26 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 2.5 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 9.9 feet.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 2 fish species here, including splake. The DNR has stocking records for the lake, so check the stocking report for the most recent species and year classes. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2025.

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**: 2
- **Stocked**: Yes
- **Last DNR survey**: 2025
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: No

## Activities

Fishing, Paddling

## Amenities

Carry-In Access

## Fish Species

Splake, White Sucker

## Nearby Lakes

- [East Twin Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/east-twin-lake) - 2.3 miles, 173 acres
- [Pine Mountain Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/pine-mountain-lake) - 2.4 miles, 106 acres
- [West Twin Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/west-twin-lake) - 3.1 miles, 134 acres
- [Pine Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/pine-lake-grand-marais) - 3.3 miles, 98 acres
- [Kemo Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/kemo-lake) - 4.3 miles, 189 acres
- [Elbow Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/elbow-lake-grand-marais) - 4.3 miles, 408 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=47.91448,-90.34222)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=16010400)
- [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/musquash-lake)*