---
type: lake
name: "Burns Lake"
county: "Itasca"
nearest_town: "Marcell"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 181
max_depth_ft: 100
latitude: 47.62203
longitude: -93.60546
lake_score: 64
dnr_lake_id: "31065400"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/burns-lake
---

# Burns Lake

Lake in Itasca County, Minnesota, near Marcell

- **Surface Area**: 181 acres
- **Max Depth**: 100 ft
- **Average Depth**: 40 ft
- **Shoreline**: 4.3 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 13 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (gravel or earth)
- **Lake Score**: 64/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Burns Lake is an 181-acre lake near Marcell in Itasca County, Minnesota. It reaches 100 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 40 feet, and has roughly 4.3 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 13 feet, clearer than most lakes in the state.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 10 fish species here, including northern pike, largemouth bass, black crappie, bluegill, pumpkinseed, and yellow perch. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2020.

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

## Access

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

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 10
- **Stocked**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 2020
- **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, Rock Bass, Hybrid Sunfish, White Sucker, Yellow Bullhead

## Nearby Lakes

- [Big Dick Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/big-dick-lake) - 0.9 miles, 260 acres
- [Little Dick Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/little-dick-lake) - 0.9 miles, 101 acres
- [Jack the Horse Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/jack-the-horse-lake) - 1.5 miles, 363 acres
- [Batson Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/batson-lake) - 1.6 miles, 114 acres
- [Clubhouse Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/clubhouse-lake) - 2.1 miles, 265 acres
- [Slauson Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/slauson-lake) - 2.2 miles, 106 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=47.62203,-93.60546)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=31065400)
- [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/burns-lake)*