---
type: lake
name: "Bray Lake"
county: "Itasca"
nearest_town: "Nashwauk"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 177
max_depth_ft: 44
latitude: 47.46356
longitude: -93.28372
lake_score: 40
dnr_lake_id: "31014700"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/bray-lake
---

# Bray Lake

Lake in Itasca County, Minnesota, near Nashwauk

- **Surface Area**: 177 acres
- **Max Depth**: 44 ft
- **Shoreline**: 3 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 4 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: Carry-in access only
- **Lake Score**: 40/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Bray Lake is a 177-acre lake near Nashwauk in Itasca County, Minnesota. It reaches 44 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 3 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 4 feet.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 5 fish species here, including northern pike, black crappie, bluegill, pumpkinseed, and yellow perch. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2014.

Public access is carry-in only — plan on a canoe, kayak or small boat you can hand-launch. Ice typically goes out around April 23, based on 8 years of DNR ice-out records.

## Access

- **Public access**: Carry-in access only
- **Managed by**: county
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 5
- **Stocked**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 2014
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Paddling

## Amenities

Carry-In Access

## Fish Species

Northern Pike, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Yellow Perch

## Ice-Out

- **Median ice-out**: April 23
- **Years of record**: 8
- **Earliest**: 2024-04-03
- **Latest**: 2022-05-06

## Nearby Lakes

- [Thirty Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/thirty-lake) - 1.3 miles, 121 acres
- [Shoal Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/shoal-lake-nashwauk) - 1.7 miles, 266 acres
- [Crooked Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/crooked-lake) - 2.3 miles, 465 acres
- [Nashwauk Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/nashwauk-lake) - 2.8 miles, 168 acres
- [Bass Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/bass-lake-marble) - 3 miles, 131 acres
- [Big McCarthy Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/big-mccarthy-lake) - 3.8 miles, 104 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=47.46356,-93.28372)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=31014700)
- [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/bray-lake)*