---
type: lake
name: "Bartlet Lake"
county: "Itasca"
nearest_town: "Bigfork"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 119
max_depth_ft: 8
latitude: 47.64039
longitude: -93.37878
lake_score: 24
dnr_lake_id: "31030800"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/bartlet-lake
---

# Bartlet Lake

Lake in Itasca County, Minnesota, near Bigfork

- **Surface Area**: 119 acres
- **Max Depth**: 8 ft
- **Average Depth**: 4 ft
- **Shoreline**: 2.1 miles
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: Public access on record
- **Lake Score**: 24/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Bartlet Lake is an 119-acre lake near Bigfork in Itasca County, Minnesota. It reaches 8 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 4 feet, and has roughly 2.1 miles of shoreline.

The DNR has no fish survey on file for this lake, so treat any fishing as exploratory.

The DNR lists public water access for the lake; confirm the launch type before towing a trailer in.

## Access

- **Public access**: Public access on record
- **Managed by**: Not recorded
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Activities

Paddling

## Amenities

None on record

## Fish Species

No DNR fish survey on file

## Nearby Lakes

- [White Swan Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/white-swan-lake) - 1.5 miles, 165 acres
- [Otter Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/otter-lake) - 1.6 miles, 117 acres
- [Wasson Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/wasson-lake) - 1.8 miles, 438 acres
- [Walters Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/walters-lake) - 1.9 miles, 127 acres
- [Bluebill Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/bluebill-lake) - 2.4 miles, 148 acres
- [Gunny Sack Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/gunny-sack-lake) - 2.4 miles, 86 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=47.64039,-93.37878)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=31030800)
- [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/bartlet-lake)*