---
type: lake
name: "Little Ball Club Lake"
county: "Itasca"
nearest_town: "Deer River"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 185
max_depth_ft: 30
latitude: 47.42198
longitude: -93.994
lake_score: 54
dnr_lake_id: "31082200"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/little-ball-club-lake
---

# Little Ball Club Lake

Lake in Itasca County, Minnesota, near Deer River

- **Surface Area**: 185 acres
- **Max Depth**: 30 ft
- **Average Depth**: 16 ft
- **Shoreline**: 2.5 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 8.5 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (gravel or earth)
- **Lake Score**: 54/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Little Ball Club Lake is an 185-acre lake near Deer River in Itasca County, Minnesota. It reaches 30 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 16 feet, and has roughly 2.5 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 8.5 feet.

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 2024.

There is one public boat launch (gravel or earth surface) managed by the US Forest Service.

## Access

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

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 12
- **Stocked**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 2024
- **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, Bowfin, Brown Bullhead, Hybrid Sunfish, White Sucker, Yellow Bullhead

## Nearby Lakes

- [Little Winnibigoshish Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/little-winnibigoshish-lake) - 1.5 miles, 1,002 acres
- [Ball Club Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/ball-club-lake) - 4.9 miles, 4,335 acres
- [Little Cut Foot Sioux Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/little-cut-foot-sioux-lake) - 6 miles, 619 acres
- [Cut Foot Sioux Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/cut-foot-sioux-lake) - 6.8 miles, 2,771 acres
- [Bowstring Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/bowstring-lake) - 8.7 miles, 9,528 acres
- [Lake Winnibigoshish](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cass-county/lake-winnibigoshish) - 9.2 miles, 56,471 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=47.42198,-93.994)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=31082200)
- [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/little-ball-club-lake)*