---
type: lake
name: "North Fowl Lake"
county: "Cook"
nearest_town: "Hovland"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 1040
max_depth_ft: 10
latitude: 48.07636
longitude: -90.02484
lake_score: 51
dnr_lake_id: "16003600"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/north-fowl-lake
---

# North Fowl Lake

Lake in Cook County, Minnesota, near Hovland

- **Surface Area**: 1,040 acres
- **Max Depth**: 10 ft
- **Average Depth**: 6 ft
- **Shoreline**: 15.8 miles
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (gravel or earth)
- **Lake Score**: 51/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)
- **Border Water**: shared with Canada

## About

North Fowl Lake is a 1,040-acre lake near Hovland in Cook County, Minnesota. It reaches 10 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 6 feet, and has roughly 15.8 miles of shoreline. 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 5 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, smallmouth bass, and yellow perch. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 1998.

There is one public boat launch (gravel or earth surface) managed by the Minnesota DNR and US Forest Service. North Fowl Lake #1 is mapped close to the shoreline for overnight stays. The lake is listed as infested with spiny waterflea — clean, drain and dry your boat and gear before leaving.

## Access

- **Public access**: 1 public boat launch (gravel or earth)
- **Managed by**: Minnesota DNR, US Forest Service
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 5
- **Stocked**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 1998
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Boating, Paddling, Camping

## Amenities

Boat Ramp, Carry-In Access, Campground

### Campgrounds

- North Fowl Lake #1

## Fish Species

Walleye, Northern Pike, Smallmouth Bass, Yellow Perch, White Sucker

## Invasive Species

spiny waterflea. Clean, drain and dry boats and gear before leaving.

## Nearby Lakes

- [John Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/john-lake) - 1.8 miles, 191 acres
- [South Fowl Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/south-fowl-lake) - 1.9 miles, 1,586 acres
- [McFarland Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/mcfarland-lake) - 2.9 miles, 386 acres
- [Moose Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/moose-lake) - 3.3 miles, 1,026 acres
- [East Pike Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/east-pike-lake) - 4.3 miles, 554 acres
- [Stump Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/stump-lake) - 5.3 miles, 254 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=48.07636,-90.02484)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=16003600)
- [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/north-fowl-lake)*