---
type: lake
name: "Lost Moose Lake"
county: "Itasca"
nearest_town: "Alder"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 112
max_depth_ft: 16
latitude: 47.51177
longitude: -93.50433
lake_score: 54
dnr_lake_id: "31043200"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/lost-moose-lake
---

# Lost Moose Lake

Lake in Itasca County, Minnesota, near Alder

- **Surface Area**: 112 acres
- **Max Depth**: 16 ft
- **Average Depth**: 10 ft
- **Shoreline**: 2.8 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 14 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 54/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Lost Moose Lake is an 112-acre lake near Alder in Itasca County, Minnesota. It reaches 16 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 10 feet, and has roughly 2.8 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 5 fish species here, including northern pike, black crappie, bluegill, pumpkinseed, and yellow perch. 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**: 5
- **Stocked**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 2025
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Boating, Paddling

## Amenities

Boat Ramp

## Fish Species

Northern Pike, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Yellow Perch

## Nearby Lakes

- [Burnt Shanty Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/burnt-shanty-lake) - 0.8 miles, 198 acres
- [Sand Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/sand-lake-grand-rapids) - 1.3 miles, 195 acres
- [Burrows Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/burrows-lake) - 1.3 miles, 306 acres
- [Nose Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/nose-lake) - 1.5 miles, 114 acres
- [Black Island Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/black-island-lake) - 1.6 miles, 117 acres
- [Ruby Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/ruby-lake) - 2.3 miles, 235 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=47.51177,-93.50433)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=31043200)
- [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/lost-moose-lake)*