---
type: lake
name: "McAvity Lake"
county: "Itasca"
nearest_town: "Cohasset"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 147
max_depth_ft: 29
latitude: 47.37431
longitude: -93.60998
lake_score: 58
dnr_lake_id: "31058500"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/mcavity-lake
---

# McAvity Lake

Lake in Itasca County, Minnesota, near Cohasset

- **Surface Area**: 147 acres
- **Max Depth**: 29 ft
- **Average Depth**: 11 ft
- **Shoreline**: 3.4 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 13.5 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 58/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

McAvity Lake is a 147-acre lake near Cohasset in Itasca County, Minnesota. It reaches 29 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 11 feet, and has roughly 3.4 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 13.5 feet, clearer than most lakes in the state.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 9 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, largemouth bass, black crappie, bluegill, and pumpkinseed. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2007.

There is one public boat launch (concrete surface) managed by the county.

## Access

- **Public access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Managed by**: county
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 9
- **Stocked**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 2007
- **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, Hybrid Sunfish

## Nearby Lakes

- [Deer Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/deer-lake) - 2.6 miles, 4,093 acres
- [Long Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/long-lake-suomi) - 2.7 miles, 46 acres
- [Pughole Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/pughole-lake) - 3 miles, 158 acres
- [Little Moose Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/little-moose-lake) - 3.3 miles, 289 acres
- [Island Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/island-lake-canisteo) - 3.4 miles, 67 acres
- [Amen Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/amen-lake) - 3.7 miles, 215 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=47.37431,-93.60998)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=31058500)
- [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/mcavity-lake)*