---
type: lake
name: "Bello Lake"
county: "Itasca"
nearest_town: "Marcell"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 527
max_depth_ft: 58
latitude: 47.66707
longitude: -93.7208
lake_score: 62
dnr_lake_id: "31072600"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/bello-lake
---

# Bello Lake

Lake in Itasca County, Minnesota, near Marcell

- **Surface Area**: 527 acres
- **Max Depth**: 58 ft
- **Shoreline**: 8.4 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 12.1 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (gravel or earth)
- **Lake Score**: 62/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Bello Lake is a 527-acre lake near Marcell in Itasca County, Minnesota. It reaches 58 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 8.4 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 12.1 feet, clearer than most lakes in the state.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 13 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, largemouth bass, black crappie, bluegill, and pumpkinseed. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2016.

There is one public boat launch (gravel or earth surface) managed by the Minnesota DNR.

## Access

- **Public access**: 1 public boat launch (gravel or earth)
- **Managed by**: Minnesota DNR
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 13
- **Stocked**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 2016
- **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, Brown Bullhead, Hybrid Sunfish, Yellow Bullhead

## Nearby Lakes

- [Maple Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/maple-lake) - 1.3 miles, 255 acres
- [Hatch Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/hatch-lake) - 1.5 miles, 226 acres
- [Horseshoe Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/horseshoe-lake) - 1.5 miles, 260 acres
- [Grass Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/grass-lake) - 2 miles, 120 acres
- [Turtle Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/turtle-lake) - 2.8 miles, 2,126 acres
- [Long Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/long-lake-spring-lake-itasca) - 2.9 miles, 155 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=47.66707,-93.7208)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=31072600)
- [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/bello-lake)*