---
type: lake
name: "Shallow Lake"
county: "Hubbard"
nearest_town: "Nevis"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 284
max_depth_ft: 10
latitude: 46.96815
longitude: -94.87637
lake_score: 52
dnr_lake_id: "29008900"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hubbard-county/shallow-lake
---

# Shallow Lake

Lake in Hubbard County, Minnesota, near Nevis

- **Surface Area**: 284 acres
- **Max Depth**: 10 ft
- **Average Depth**: 5 ft
- **Shoreline**: 4.9 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 7.3 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (gravel or earth)
- **Lake Score**: 52/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Shallow Lake is a 284-acre lake near Nevis in Hubbard County, Minnesota. It reaches 10 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 5 feet, and has roughly 4.9 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 7.3 feet.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 12 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, black crappie, and bluegill. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2018.

There is one public boat launch (gravel or earth surface) managed by the county.

## Access

- **Public access**: 1 public boat launch (gravel or earth)
- **Managed by**: county
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 12
- **Stocked**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 2018
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Boating, Paddling

## Amenities

Boat Ramp

## Fish Species

Walleye, Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Yellow Perch, Rock Bass, Brown Bullhead, White Sucker, Yellow Bullhead

## Nearby Lakes

- [Deer Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hubbard-county/deer-lake) - 0.7 miles, 181 acres
- [Belle Taine Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hubbard-county/belle-taine-lake) - 1.6 miles, 1,497 acres
- [Spider Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hubbard-county/spider-lake) - 2.3 miles, 570 acres
- [Boulder Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hubbard-county/boulder-lake) - 2.4 miles, 341 acres
- [Seventh Crow Wing Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hubbard-county/seventh-crow-wing-lake) - 2.8 miles, 262 acres
- [Sixth Crow Wing Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hubbard-county/sixth-crow-wing-lake) - 2.8 miles, 346 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=46.96815,-94.87637)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=29008900)
- [All lakes in Hubbard County](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hubbard-county)

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*Source: [MinneLakes.org](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hubbard-county/shallow-lake)*