---
type: lake
name: "Tom Lake"
county: "Cook"
nearest_town: "Hovland"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 404
max_depth_ft: 35
latitude: 47.92277
longitude: -90.05687
lake_score: 50
dnr_lake_id: "16001900"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/tom-lake
---

# Tom Lake

Lake in Cook County, Minnesota, near Hovland

- **Surface Area**: 404 acres
- **Max Depth**: 35 ft
- **Shoreline**: 8.2 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 8.5 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 50/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Tom Lake is a 404-acre lake near Hovland in Cook County, Minnesota. It reaches 35 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 8.2 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 8.5 feet.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 5 fish species here, including walleye, yellow perch, burbot, and lake whitefish. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2023.

There is one public boat launch (concrete surface) managed by the Minnesota DNR.

## Access

- **Public access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Managed by**: Minnesota DNR
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 5
- **Stocked**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 2023
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Boating, Paddling

## Amenities

Boat Ramp

## Fish Species

Walleye, Yellow Perch, Burbot, Lake Whitefish, White Sucker

## Nearby Lakes

- [Moosehorn Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/moosehorn-lake) - 3.1 miles, 66 acres
- [Chester Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/chester-lake) - 4.4 miles, 52 acres
- [Esther Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/esther-lake) - 4.7 miles, 78 acres
- [Otter Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/otter-lake) - 5.3 miles, 75 acres
- [Swamp River Reservoir](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/swamp-river-reservoir) - 5.3 miles, 165 acres
- [Devilfish Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/devilfish-lake) - 5.7 miles, 405 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=47.92277,-90.05687)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=16001900)
- [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/tom-lake)*