---
type: lake
name: "Leighton Lake"
county: "Itasca"
nearest_town: "Cohasset"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 245
max_depth_ft: 63
latitude: 47.1968
longitude: -93.7535
lake_score: 63
dnr_lake_id: "31073900"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/leighton-lake
---

# Leighton Lake

Lake in Itasca County, Minnesota, near Cohasset

- **Surface Area**: 245 acres
- **Max Depth**: 63 ft
- **Average Depth**: 30 ft
- **Shoreline**: 4.1 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 14 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 63/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Leighton Lake is a 245-acre lake near Cohasset in Itasca County, Minnesota. It reaches 63 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 30 feet, and has roughly 4.1 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 14 feet, clearer than most lakes in the state.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 11 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, largemouth bass, black crappie, bluegill, and pumpkinseed. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2025.

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**: 11
- **Stocked**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 2025
- **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, Rock Bass, Bowfin, Brown Bullhead, Yellow Bullhead

## Nearby Lakes

- [No-ta-she-bun Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/no-ta-she-bun-lake) - 3.2 miles, 239 acres
- [Little Rice Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/little-rice-lake) - 3.5 miles, 139 acres
- [Rice Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/rice-lake) - 3.6 miles, 863 acres
- [Little Vermillion Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cass-county/little-vermillion-lake) - 4 miles, 147 acres
- [Guile Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/guile-lake) - 4.7 miles, 88 acres
- [Siseebakwet Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/siseebakwet-lake) - 4.8 miles, 1,210 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=47.1968,-93.7535)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=31073900)
- [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/leighton-lake)*