---
type: lake
name: "South Fowl Lake"
county: "Cook"
nearest_town: "Hovland"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 1586
max_depth_ft: 10
latitude: 48.05224
longitude: -90.00421
lake_score: 46
dnr_lake_id: "16003400"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/south-fowl-lake
---

# South Fowl Lake

Lake in Cook County, Minnesota, near Hovland

- **Surface Area**: 1,586 acres
- **Max Depth**: 10 ft
- **Average Depth**: 6 ft
- **Shoreline**: 18.5 miles
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: Carry-in access only
- **Lake Score**: 46/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)
- **Border Water**: shared with Canada

## About

South Fowl Lake is a 1,586-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 18.5 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 6 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, smallmouth bass, yellow perch, and burbot. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 1998.

Public access is carry-in only — plan on a canoe, kayak or small boat you can hand-launch. A campground 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**: Carry-in access only
- **Managed by**: Minnesota DNR
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 6
- **Stocked**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 1998
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Paddling, Camping

## Amenities

Carry-In Access, Campground

## Fish Species

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

## Invasive Species

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

## Nearby Lakes

- [North Fowl Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/north-fowl-lake) - 1.9 miles, 1,040 acres
- [John Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/john-lake) - 2.9 miles, 191 acres
- [McFarland Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/mcfarland-lake) - 3.4 miles, 386 acres
- [Otter Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/otter-lake) - 4.2 miles, 75 acres
- [Moose Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/moose-lake) - 5 miles, 1,026 acres
- [East Pike Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/east-pike-lake) - 5.5 miles, 554 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=48.05224,-90.00421)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=16003400)
- [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/south-fowl-lake)*