---
type: lake
name: "East Lake"
county: "Itasca"
nearest_town: "Spring Lake (Itasca)"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 111
max_depth_ft: 30
latitude: 47.67632
longitude: -93.85308
lake_score: 55
dnr_lake_id: "31079800"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/east-lake-spring-lake-itasca
---

# East Lake

Lake in Itasca County, Minnesota, near Spring Lake (Itasca)

- **Surface Area**: 111 acres
- **Max Depth**: 30 ft
- **Average Depth**: 12 ft
- **Shoreline**: 2.2 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 11 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (gravel or earth)
- **Lake Score**: 55/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

East Lake is an 111-acre lake near Spring Lake (Itasca) in Itasca County, Minnesota. It reaches 30 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 12 feet, and has roughly 2.2 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 11 feet, clearer than most lakes in the state.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 7 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, black crappie, bluegill, pumpkinseed, and yellow perch. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2008.

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**: 7
- **Stocked**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 2008
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Boating, Paddling

## Amenities

Boat Ramp

## Fish Species

Walleye, Northern Pike, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Yellow Perch, White Sucker

## Nearby Lakes

- [Crooked Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/crooked-lake-spring-lake-itasca) - 1.9 miles, 104 acres
- [Spring Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/spring-lake) - 1.9 miles, 132 acres
- [Peterson Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/peterson-lake) - 2.4 miles, 163 acres
- [La Croix Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/la-croix-lake) - 2.5 miles, 142 acres
- [Arrowhead Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/arrowhead-lake) - 2.8 miles, 138 acres
- [Trestle Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/trestle-lake) - 3.1 miles, 111 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=47.67632,-93.85308)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=31079800)
- [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/east-lake-spring-lake-itasca)*