---
type: lake
name: "North Temperance Lake"
county: "Cook"
nearest_town: "Lutsen"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 185
max_depth_ft: 50
latitude: 47.94926
longitude: -90.77794
lake_score: 41
dnr_lake_id: "16045600"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/north-temperance-lake
---

# North Temperance Lake

Lake in Cook County, Minnesota, near Lutsen

- **Surface Area**: 185 acres
- **Max Depth**: 50 ft
- **Average Depth**: 17 ft
- **Shoreline**: 7.3 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 12 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: Public access on record
- **Lake Score**: 41/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

North Temperance Lake is an 185-acre lake near Lutsen in Cook County, Minnesota. It reaches 50 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 17 feet, and has roughly 7.3 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 12 feet, clearer than most lakes in the state.

The DNR has no fish survey on file for this lake, so treat any fishing as exploratory.

The DNR lists public water access for the lake; confirm the launch type before towing a trailer in. 9 campgrounds are mapped close to the shoreline for overnight stays.

## Access

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

## Activities

Paddling, Camping

## Amenities

Campground

## Fish Species

No DNR fish survey on file

## Nearby Lakes

- [South Temperance Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/south-temperance-lake) - 1.1 miles, 214 acres
- [Cherokee Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/cherokee-lake) - 1.3 miles, 837 acres
- [Gordon Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/gordon-lake) - 2.8 miles, 135 acres
- [Frost Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/frost-lake) - 3.5 miles, 284 acres
- [Juno Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/juno-lake) - 3.5 miles, 216 acres
- [Jack Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/jack-lake) - 3.5 miles, 113 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=47.94926,-90.77794)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=16045600)
- [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-temperance-lake)*