---
type: lake
name: "Anderson Lake"
county: "Itasca"
nearest_town: "Bigfork"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 295
max_depth_ft: 110
latitude: 47.66831
longitude: -93.45756
lake_score: 35
dnr_lake_id: "31035000"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/anderson-lake
---

# Anderson Lake

Lake in Itasca County, Minnesota, near Bigfork

- **Surface Area**: 295 acres
- **Max Depth**: 110 ft
- **Average Depth**: 30 ft
- **Shoreline**: 7 miles
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: No public access on record
- **Lake Score**: 35/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Anderson Lake is a 295-acre lake near Bigfork in Itasca County, Minnesota. It reaches 110 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 30 feet, and has roughly 7 miles of shoreline.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 11 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, black crappie, and bluegill. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2004.

No public water access is on record with the DNR, so getting on the water generally depends on a resort, private landing or permission from a shoreline owner.

## Access

- **Public access**: No public access on record
- **Managed by**: Not recorded
- **Launch fee**: N/A

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 11
- **Stocked**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 2004
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing

## Amenities

None on record

## Fish Species

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

## Nearby Lakes

- [Brush Shanty Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/brush-shanty-lake) - 1.3 miles, 149 acres
- [Antler Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/antler-lake) - 2.8 miles, 234 acres
- [Lost Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/lost-lake) - 2.9 miles, 89 acres
- [Owen Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/owen-lake) - 3.5 miles, 268 acres
- [Raddison Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/raddison-lake) - 3.8 miles, 204 acres
- [Walters Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/walters-lake) - 4.1 miles, 127 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=47.66831,-93.45756)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=31035000)
- [All lakes in Itasca County](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county)

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