---
type: lake
name: "Battle Lake"
county: "Itasca"
nearest_town: "Effie"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 243
max_depth_ft: 15
latitude: 47.829
longitude: -93.34155
lake_score: 46
dnr_lake_id: "31019700"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/battle-lake
---

# Battle Lake

Lake in Itasca County, Minnesota, near Effie

- **Surface Area**: 243 acres
- **Max Depth**: 15 ft
- **Shoreline**: 3.5 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 7.3 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: Public access on record
- **Lake Score**: 46/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Battle Lake is a 243-acre lake near Effie in Itasca County, Minnesota. It reaches 15 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 3.5 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 7.3 feet.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 11 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, largemouth bass, black crappie, bluegill, and pumpkinseed. Special fishing regulations apply to sunfish, and they override the statewide limits. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2018.

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**: Minnesota DNR
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 11
- **Stocked**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 2018
- **Special regulations**: Yes
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

### Special Regulations

- **Sunfish**: Daily limit five.

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Paddling

## Amenities

None on record

## Fish Species

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

## Nearby Lakes

- [Pickerel Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/pickerel-lake) - 0.8 miles, 241 acres
- [Poplar Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/poplar-lake) - 1.6 miles, 112 acres
- [Deer Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/deer-lake-effie) - 1.9 miles, 1,855 acres
- [Five Island Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/five-island-lake) - 2.3 miles, 214 acres
- [Buttonbox Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/buttonbox-lake) - 2.8 miles, 81 acres
- [Mirror Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/mirror-lake) - 3.5 miles, 109 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=47.829,-93.34155)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=31019700)
- [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/battle-lake)*