---
type: lake
name: "Burrows Lake"
county: "Itasca"
nearest_town: "Marcell"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 306
max_depth_ft: 38
latitude: 47.52793
longitude: -93.48856
lake_score: 59
dnr_lake_id: "31041300"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/burrows-lake
---

# Burrows Lake

Lake in Itasca County, Minnesota, near Marcell

- **Surface Area**: 306 acres
- **Max Depth**: 38 ft
- **Shoreline**: 6.9 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 9.5 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 59/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Burrows Lake is a 306-acre lake near Marcell in Itasca County, Minnesota. It reaches 38 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 6.9 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 9.5 feet.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 8 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, black crappie, and bluegill. The DNR has stocking records for the lake, so check the stocking report for the most recent species and year classes. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2024.

There is one public boat launch (concrete surface) managed by the Minnesota DNR. Ice typically goes out around April 20, based on 13 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**: 8
- **Stocked**: Yes
- **Last DNR survey**: 2024
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Boating, Paddling

## Amenities

Boat Ramp, Carry-In Access

## Fish Species

Walleye, Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Yellow Perch, White Sucker

## Ice-Out

- **Median ice-out**: April 20
- **Years of record**: 13
- **Earliest**: 2017-04-10
- **Latest**: 2013-05-09

## Nearby Lakes

- [Lost Moose Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/lost-moose-lake) - 1.3 miles, 112 acres
- [Nose Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/nose-lake) - 1.5 miles, 114 acres
- [Burnt Shanty Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/burnt-shanty-lake) - 1.9 miles, 198 acres
- [Black Island Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/black-island-lake) - 2 miles, 117 acres
- [Lake Elizabeth](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/lake-elizabeth) - 2.1 miles, 193 acres
- [Scrapper Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/scrapper-lake) - 2.4 miles, 172 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=47.52793,-93.48856)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=31041300)
- [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/burrows-lake)*