---
type: lake
name: "Johnson Lake"
county: "Itasca"
nearest_town: "Marcell"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 304
max_depth_ft: 51
latitude: 47.6258
longitude: -93.65529
lake_score: 62
dnr_lake_id: "31068700"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/johnson-lake-marcell
---

# Johnson Lake

Lake in Itasca County, Minnesota, near Marcell

- **Surface Area**: 304 acres
- **Max Depth**: 51 ft
- **Shoreline**: 3.7 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 11.7 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

Johnson Lake is a 304-acre lake near Marcell in Itasca County, Minnesota. It reaches 51 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 3.7 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 11.7 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 DNR has stocking records for the lake, so check the stocking report for the most recent species and year classes. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2018.

There is one public boat launch (gravel or earth surface).

## Access

- **Public access**: 1 public boat launch (gravel or earth)
- **Managed by**: Not recorded
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 12
- **Stocked**: Yes
- **Last DNR survey**: 2018
- **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, Bowfin, White Sucker, Yellow Bullhead

## Nearby Lakes

- [Jack the Horse Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/jack-the-horse-lake) - 1.1 miles, 363 acres
- [Little Dick Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/little-dick-lake) - 1.9 miles, 101 acres
- [Batson Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/batson-lake) - 2.3 miles, 114 acres
- [Burns Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/burns-lake) - 2.3 miles, 181 acres
- [Big Dick Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/big-dick-lake) - 2.4 miles, 260 acres
- [Grass Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/grass-lake) - 2.6 miles, 120 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=47.6258,-93.65529)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=31068700)
- [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/johnson-lake-marcell)*