---
type: lake
name: "Hart Lake"
county: "Itasca"
nearest_town: "Pengilly"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 328
max_depth_ft: 55
latitude: 47.25619
longitude: -93.14871
lake_score: 51
dnr_lake_id: "31002000"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/hart-lake
---

# Hart Lake

Lake in Itasca County, Minnesota, near Pengilly

- **Surface Area**: 328 acres
- **Max Depth**: 55 ft
- **Shoreline**: 7.4 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 11.8 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: Carry-in access only
- **Lake Score**: 51/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Hart Lake is a 328-acre lake near Pengilly in Itasca County, Minnesota. It reaches 55 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 7.4 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 11.8 feet, clearer than most lakes in the state.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 12 fish species here, including northern pike, largemouth bass, black crappie, bluegill, pumpkinseed, and yellow perch. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2022.

Public access is carry-in only — plan on a canoe, kayak or small boat you can hand-launch. The lake is listed as infested with flowering rush — clean, drain and dry your boat and gear before leaving.

## Access

- **Public access**: Carry-in access only
- **Managed by**: county
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 12
- **Stocked**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 2022
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Paddling

## Amenities

Carry-In Access

## Fish Species

Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Yellow Perch, Tullibee (Cisco), Rock Bass, Black Bullhead, Bowfin, Brown Bullhead, Yellow Bullhead

## Invasive Species

flowering rush. Clean, drain and dry boats and gear before leaving.

## Nearby Lakes

- [Twin Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/twin-lake) - 1.2 miles, 147 acres
- [Helen Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/helen-lake) - 3.3 miles, 158 acres
- [Little Island Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/little-island-lake) - 3.4 miles, 119 acres
- [Swan Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/swan-lake) - 3.7 miles, 2,456 acres
- [Beauty Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/beauty-lake) - 3.7 miles, 216 acres
- [Lammon Aid Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/lammon-aid-lake) - 4.7 miles, 63 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=47.25619,-93.14871)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=31002000)
- [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/hart-lake)*