---
type: lake
name: "Phoebe Lake"
county: "Cook"
nearest_town: "Forest Center"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 610
max_depth_ft: 25
latitude: 47.85786
longitude: -91.01024
lake_score: 51
dnr_lake_id: "16080800"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/phoebe-lake
---

# Phoebe Lake

Lake in Cook County, Minnesota, near Forest Center

- **Surface Area**: 610 acres
- **Max Depth**: 25 ft
- **Average Depth**: 10 ft
- **Shoreline**: 15.1 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 11.7 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: Portage access only
- **Lake Score**: 51/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Phoebe Lake is a 610-acre lake near Forest Center in Cook County, Minnesota. It reaches 25 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 10 feet, and has roughly 15.1 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 11.7 feet, clearer than most lakes in the state. Access is by portage through Superior National Forest; most lakes reached this way lie in or beside the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, where an entry permit is required.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 7 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, smallmouth bass, and yellow perch. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2018.

Public access is by portage — plan on a canoe, kayak or small boat you can hand-launch. 9 campgrounds are mapped close to the shoreline for overnight stays.

## Access

- **Public access**: Portage access only
- **Managed by**: US Forest Service
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses
- **Wilderness permit**: BWCAW entry permit required

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 7
- **Stocked**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 2018
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Paddling, Canoe Tripping, Camping

## Amenities

Carry-In Access, Campground

## Fish Species

Walleye, Northern Pike, Smallmouth Bass, Yellow Perch, Green Sunfish, Hybrid Sunfish, White Sucker

## Nearby Lakes

- [Grace Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/grace-lake) - 2.2 miles, 433 acres
- [Beth Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/beth-lake) - 3 miles, 170 acres
- [Kawasachong Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/kawasachong-lake) - 4.2 miles, 162 acres
- [Kawishiwi Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/kawishiwi-lake) - 4.7 miles, 372 acres
- [Alton Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/alton-lake) - 4.8 miles, 969 acres
- [Square Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/square-lake) - 5 miles, 123 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=47.85786,-91.01024)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=16080800)
- [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/phoebe-lake)*