---
type: lake
name: "Canisteo Pit"
county: "Itasca"
nearest_town: "Coleraine"
lake_type: "mine pit lake"
acres: 1458
max_depth_ft: 311
latitude: 47.30946
longitude: -93.41625
lake_score: 46
dnr_lake_id: "31132504"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/canisteo-pit
---

# Canisteo Pit

Mine pit lake in Itasca County, Minnesota, near Coleraine

- **Surface Area**: 1,458 acres
- **Max Depth**: 311 ft
- **Average Depth**: 81 ft
- **Shoreline**: 18 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 29 ft
- **Lake Type**: mine pit lake
- **Public Access**: No public access on record
- **Lake Score**: 46/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Canisteo Pit is a 1,458-acre mine pit lake near Coleraine in Itasca County, Minnesota. It reaches 311 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 81 feet, and has roughly 18 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 29 feet, which is exceptionally clear for Minnesota.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 9 fish species here, including northern pike, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, bluegill, yellow perch, and lake trout. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2010.

No public water access is on record with the DNR, so getting on the water generally depends on a resort, private landing or permission from a shoreline owner. The lake is listed as infested with zebra mussel — clean, drain and dry your boat and gear before leaving.

## Access

- **Public access**: No public access on record
- **Managed by**: Not recorded
- **Launch fee**: N/A

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 9
- **Stocked**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 2010
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing

## Amenities

None on record

## Fish Species

Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Bluegill, Yellow Perch, Lake Trout, Tullibee (Cisco), Rock Bass, White Sucker

## Invasive Species

zebra mussel. Clean, drain and dry boats and gear before leaving.

## Nearby Lakes

- [Holman Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/holman-lake) - 3.1 miles, 148 acres
- [Big Diamond Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/big-diamond-lake) - 3.4 miles, 156 acres
- [Trout Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/trout-lake) - 3.4 miles, 1,862 acres
- [O'Reilly Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/o-reilly-lake) - 3.7 miles, 189 acres
- [South Twin Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/south-twin-lake) - 4.5 miles, 141 acres
- [North Twin Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/north-twin-lake) - 4.6 miles, 239 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=47.30946,-93.41625)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=31132504)
- [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/canisteo-pit)*