---
type: lake
name: "Hatch Lake"
county: "Itasca"
nearest_town: "Marcell"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 226
max_depth_ft: 88
latitude: 47.66051
longitude: -93.75136
lake_score: 66
dnr_lake_id: "31077100"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/hatch-lake
---

# Hatch Lake

Lake in Itasca County, Minnesota, near Marcell

- **Surface Area**: 226 acres
- **Max Depth**: 88 ft
- **Average Depth**: 45 ft
- **Shoreline**: 4.3 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 16.5 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 66/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Hatch Lake is a 226-acre lake near Marcell in Itasca County, Minnesota. It reaches 88 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 45 feet, and has roughly 4.3 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 16.5 feet, which is exceptionally clear for Minnesota.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 15 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, black crappie, and bluegill. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2013.

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**: 15
- **Stocked**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 2013
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Boating, Paddling

## Amenities

Boat Ramp

## Fish Species

Walleye, Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Yellow Perch, Tullibee (Cisco), Lake Whitefish, Rock Bass, Bowfin, Hybrid Sunfish, White Sucker, Yellow Bullhead

## Nearby Lakes

- [Bello Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/bello-lake) - 1.5 miles, 527 acres
- [Maple Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/maple-lake) - 1.6 miles, 255 acres
- [Long Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/long-lake-spring-lake-itasca) - 1.8 miles, 155 acres
- [Big Too Much Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/big-too-much-lake) - 2 miles, 292 acres
- [La Croix Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/la-croix-lake) - 2.5 miles, 142 acres
- [Grass Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/grass-lake) - 2.5 miles, 120 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=47.66051,-93.75136)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=31077100)
- [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/hatch-lake)*