---
type: lake
name: "Burnt Shanty Lake"
county: "Itasca"
nearest_town: "Marcell"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 198
max_depth_ft: 35
latitude: 47.51337
longitude: -93.52199
lake_score: 61
dnr_lake_id: "31042400"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/burnt-shanty-lake
---

# Burnt Shanty Lake

Lake in Itasca County, Minnesota, near Marcell

- **Surface Area**: 198 acres
- **Max Depth**: 35 ft
- **Average Depth**: 15 ft
- **Shoreline**: 5.2 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 19 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 61/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Burnt Shanty Lake is a 198-acre lake near Marcell in Itasca County, Minnesota. It reaches 35 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 15 feet, and has roughly 5.2 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 19 feet, which is exceptionally clear for Minnesota.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 9 fish species here, including northern pike, largemouth bass, black crappie, bluegill, pumpkinseed, and yellow perch. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2018.

There is one public boat launch (concrete surface) managed by the Minnesota DNR. Ice typically goes out around April 17, based on 8 years of DNR ice-out records.

## Access

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

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 9
- **Stocked**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 2018
- **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, Brown Bullhead, Hybrid Sunfish, Yellow Bullhead

## Ice-Out

- **Median ice-out**: April 17
- **Years of record**: 8
- **Earliest**: 2024-03-17
- **Latest**: 2008-05-03

## Nearby Lakes

- [Lost Moose Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/lost-moose-lake) - 0.8 miles, 112 acres
- [Black Island Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/black-island-lake) - 1 miles, 117 acres
- [Nose Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/nose-lake) - 1.2 miles, 114 acres
- [Ruby Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/ruby-lake) - 1.5 miles, 235 acres
- [Sand Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/sand-lake-grand-rapids) - 1.6 miles, 195 acres
- [Burrows Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/burrows-lake) - 1.9 miles, 306 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=47.51337,-93.52199)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=31042400)
- [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/burnt-shanty-lake)*