---
type: lake
name: "Ball Club Lake"
county: "Itasca"
nearest_town: "Ball Club"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 4335
max_depth_ft: 85
latitude: 47.35931
longitude: -93.94304
lake_score: 69
dnr_lake_id: "31081200"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/ball-club-lake
---

# Ball Club Lake

Lake in Itasca County, Minnesota, near Ball Club

- **Surface Area**: 4,335 acres
- **Max Depth**: 85 ft
- **Shoreline**: 19.5 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 12.9 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 3 public boat launches (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 69/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Ball Club Lake is a 4,335-acre lake near Ball Club in Itasca County, Minnesota. It reaches 85 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 19.5 miles of shoreline. By surface area it ranks No. 3 among the 227 Itasca County lakes in this directory. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 12.9 feet, clearer than most lakes in the state.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 11 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, largemouth bass, black crappie, bluegill, and pumpkinseed. The DNR has stocking records for the lake, so check the stocking report for the most recent species and year classes. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2025.

There are 3 public boat launches (concrete surface) managed by the Minnesota DNR and county. The lake is listed as infested with zebra mussel — clean, drain and dry your boat and gear before leaving.

## Access

- **Public access**: 3 public boat launches (concrete)
- **Managed by**: Minnesota DNR, county
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 11
- **Stocked**: Yes
- **Last DNR survey**: 2025
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Boating, Paddling

## Amenities

Boat Ramp

## Fish Species

Walleye, Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Yellow Perch, Tullibee (Cisco), Rock Bass, Bowfin, White Sucker

## Invasive Species

zebra mussel. Clean, drain and dry boats and gear before leaving.

## Nearby Lakes

- [Little Ball Club Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/little-ball-club-lake) - 4.9 miles, 185 acres
- [Little Winnibigoshish Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/little-winnibigoshish-lake) - 5.5 miles, 1,002 acres
- [Chase Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/chase-lake) - 9.6 miles, 211 acres
- [Six Mile Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cass-county/six-mile-lake) - 10 miles, 1,323 acres
- [Little Deer Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/little-deer-lake) - 10.6 miles, 67 acres
- [Little Cut Foot Sioux Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/little-cut-foot-sioux-lake) - 10.8 miles, 619 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=47.35931,-93.94304)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=31081200)
- [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/ball-club-lake)*