---
type: lake
name: "Batson Lake"
county: "Itasca"
nearest_town: "Marcell"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 114
max_depth_ft: 50
latitude: 47.6446
longitude: -93.6147
lake_score: 61
dnr_lake_id: "31070400"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/batson-lake
---

# Batson Lake

Lake in Itasca County, Minnesota, near Marcell

- **Surface Area**: 114 acres
- **Max Depth**: 50 ft
- **Average Depth**: 20 ft
- **Shoreline**: 1.8 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 16.5 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (gravel or earth)
- **Lake Score**: 61/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Batson Lake is an 114-acre lake near Marcell in Itasca County, Minnesota. It reaches 50 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 20 feet, and has roughly 1.8 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 16.5 feet, which is exceptionally clear for Minnesota.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 11 fish species here, including northern pike, largemouth bass, black crappie, bluegill, pumpkinseed, and yellow perch. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2017.

There is one public boat launch (gravel or earth surface) managed by the US Fish & Wildlife Service.

## Access

- **Public access**: 1 public boat launch (gravel or earth)
- **Managed by**: US Fish & Wildlife Service
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 11
- **Stocked**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 2017
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Boating, Paddling

## Amenities

Boat Ramp

## Fish Species

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

## Nearby Lakes

- [Burns Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/burns-lake) - 1.6 miles, 181 acres
- [Jack the Horse Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/jack-the-horse-lake) - 2.2 miles, 363 acres
- [Little Dick Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/little-dick-lake) - 2.3 miles, 101 acres
- [Johnson Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/johnson-lake-marcell) - 2.3 miles, 304 acres
- [Big Dick Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/big-dick-lake) - 2.4 miles, 260 acres
- [Slauson Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/slauson-lake) - 2.6 miles, 106 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=47.6446,-93.6147)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=31070400)
- [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/batson-lake)*