---
type: lake
name: "Gunn Lake"
county: "Itasca"
nearest_town: "Marcell"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 382
max_depth_ft: 55
latitude: 47.57686
longitude: -93.53514
lake_score: 62
dnr_lake_id: "31048000"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/gunn-lake
---

# Gunn Lake

Lake in Itasca County, Minnesota, near Marcell

- **Surface Area**: 382 acres
- **Max Depth**: 55 ft
- **Average Depth**: 17 ft
- **Shoreline**: 5.9 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 13 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (gravel or earth)
- **Lake Score**: 62/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Gunn Lake is a 382-acre lake near Marcell in Itasca County, Minnesota. It reaches 55 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 17 feet, and has roughly 5.9 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 12 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, largemouth bass, black crappie, bluegill, and pumpkinseed. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2017.

There is one public boat launch (gravel or earth surface) managed by the Minnesota DNR.

## Access

- **Public access**: 1 public boat launch (gravel or earth)
- **Managed by**: Minnesota DNR
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 12
- **Stocked**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 2017
- **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, Tullibee (Cisco), Rock Bass, Brown Bullhead, Hybrid Sunfish, Yellow Bullhead

## Nearby Lakes

- [Highland Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/highland-lake) - 0.9 miles, 105 acres
- [Fox Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/fox-lake) - 1.8 miles, 262 acres
- [Lake Elizabeth](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/lake-elizabeth) - 2 miles, 193 acres
- [Crooked Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/crooked-lake-marcell) - 2 miles, 134 acres
- [Three Island Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/three-island-lake) - 2.1 miles, 250 acres
- [Horseshoe Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/horseshoe-lake-marcell) - 2.2 miles, 142 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=47.57686,-93.53514)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=31048000)
- [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/gunn-lake)*