---
type: lake
name: "Barwise Lake"
county: "Itasca"
nearest_town: "Marcell"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 92
max_depth_ft: 50
latitude: 47.55825
longitude: -93.41607
lake_score: 39
dnr_lake_id: "31027800"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/barwise-lake
---

# Barwise Lake

Lake in Itasca County, Minnesota, near Marcell

- **Surface Area**: 92 acres
- **Max Depth**: 50 ft
- **Shoreline**: 1.4 miles
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: Public access on record
- **Lake Score**: 39/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Barwise Lake is a 92-acre lake near Marcell in Itasca County, Minnesota. It reaches 50 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 1.4 miles of shoreline.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 4 fish species here, including largemouth bass, bluegill, tullibee (cisco), and rock bass. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 1987.

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

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 4
- **Stocked**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 1987
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Paddling

## Amenities

None on record

## Fish Species

Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, Tullibee (Cisco), Rock Bass

## Nearby Lakes

- [King Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/king-lake) - 0.9 miles, 311 acres
- [Balsam Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/balsam-lake) - 1.7 miles, 716 acres
- [Sawyer Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/sawyer-lake) - 1.7 miles, 137 acres
- [Blandin Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/blandin-lake-marcell) - 2.6 miles, 105 acres
- [Long Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/long-lake) - 2.6 miles, 346 acres
- [Scrapper Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/scrapper-lake) - 3.1 miles, 172 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=47.55825,-93.41607)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=31027800)
- [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/barwise-lake)*