---
type: lake
name: "Bower Lake"
county: "Itasca"
nearest_town: "Nashwauk"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 93
max_depth_ft: 35
latitude: 47.59159
longitude: -93.13963
lake_score: 49
dnr_lake_id: "31005200"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/bower-lake
---

# Bower Lake

Lake in Itasca County, Minnesota, near Nashwauk

- **Surface Area**: 93 acres
- **Max Depth**: 35 ft
- **Average Depth**: 20 ft
- **Shoreline**: 2.2 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 7.5 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (gravel or earth)
- **Lake Score**: 49/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Bower Lake is a 93-acre lake near Nashwauk in Itasca County, Minnesota. It reaches 35 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 20 feet, and has roughly 2.2 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 7.5 feet.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 6 fish species here, including largemouth bass, black crappie, bluegill, pumpkinseed, and yellow perch. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2010.

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**: 6
- **Stocked**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 2010
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Paddling

## Amenities

Boat Ramp

## Fish Species

Largemouth Bass, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Yellow Perch, Yellow Bullhead

## Nearby Lakes

- [Stingy Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/stingy-lake) - 1.2 miles, 361 acres
- [O'Leary Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/o-leary-lake) - 2.4 miles, 140 acres
- [Buck Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/buck-lake) - 4.3 miles, 495 acres
- [South Sturgeon Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/south-sturgeon-lake) - 4.7 miles, 204 acres
- [Wolf Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/wolf-lake) - 5.9 miles, 197 acres
- [West Sturgeon Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/west-sturgeon-lake) - 5.9 miles, 117 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=47.59159,-93.13963)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=31005200)
- [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/bower-lake)*