---
type: lake
name: "East Smith Lake"
county: "Itasca"
nearest_town: "Alder"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 152
max_depth_ft: 38
latitude: 47.5405
longitude: -93.61087
lake_score: 32
dnr_lake_id: "31061600"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/east-smith-lake
---

# East Smith Lake

Lake in Itasca County, Minnesota, near Alder

- **Surface Area**: 152 acres
- **Max Depth**: 38 ft
- **Shoreline**: 5 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 11 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: No public access on record
- **Lake Score**: 32/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

East Smith Lake is a 152-acre lake near Alder in Itasca County, Minnesota. It reaches 38 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 5 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 5 fish species here, including northern pike, largemouth bass, black crappie, bluegill, and yellow perch. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2009.

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.

## Access

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

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 5
- **Stocked**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 2009
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing

## Amenities

None on record

## Fish Species

Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Yellow Perch

## Nearby Lakes

- [Smith Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/smith-lake) - 0.7 miles, 209 acres
- [Caribou Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/caribou-lake) - 1.6 miles, 247 acres
- [Big Ole Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/big-ole-lake) - 2 miles, 217 acres
- [Big Island Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/big-island-lake) - 2.2 miles, 244 acres
- [Crooked Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/crooked-lake-marcell) - 2.6 miles, 134 acres
- [North Star Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/north-star-lake) - 2.7 miles, 832 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=47.5405,-93.61087)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=31061600)
- [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-smith-lake)*