---
type: lake
name: "Gunderson Lake"
county: "Itasca"
nearest_town: "Talmoon"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 183
max_depth_ft: 41
latitude: 47.70929
longitude: -93.77929
lake_score: 59
dnr_lake_id: "31078200"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/gunderson-lake
---

# Gunderson Lake

Lake in Itasca County, Minnesota, near Talmoon

- **Surface Area**: 183 acres
- **Max Depth**: 41 ft
- **Average Depth**: 18 ft
- **Shoreline**: 2.7 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 13 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 59/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Gunderson Lake is an 183-acre lake near Talmoon in Itasca County, Minnesota. It reaches 41 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 18 feet, and has roughly 2.7 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 13 feet, clearer than most lakes in the state.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 9 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, largemouth bass, black crappie, bluegill, and pumpkinseed. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2021.

There is one public boat launch (concrete surface) managed by the Minnesota DNR.

## 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**: 2021
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Boating, Paddling

## Amenities

Boat Ramp

## Fish Species

Walleye, Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Yellow Perch, Hybrid Sunfish, Yellow Bullhead

## Nearby Lakes

- [Arrowhead Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/arrowhead-lake) - 1.6 miles, 138 acres
- [Long Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/long-lake-spring-lake-itasca) - 2.2 miles, 155 acres
- [Crooked Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/crooked-lake-spring-lake-itasca) - 2.4 miles, 104 acres
- [Trestle Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/trestle-lake) - 3.1 miles, 111 acres
- [La Croix Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/la-croix-lake) - 3.4 miles, 142 acres
- [Hatch Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/hatch-lake) - 3.6 miles, 226 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=47.70929,-93.77929)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=31078200)
- [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/gunderson-lake)*