---
type: lake
name: "Nashwauk Lake"
county: "Itasca"
nearest_town: "Nashwauk"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 168
max_depth_ft: 53
latitude: 47.43084
longitude: -93.32064
lake_score: 54
dnr_lake_id: "31019200"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/nashwauk-lake
---

# Nashwauk Lake

Lake in Itasca County, Minnesota, near Nashwauk

- **Surface Area**: 168 acres
- **Max Depth**: 53 ft
- **Shoreline**: 3.3 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 7 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

Nashwauk Lake is a 168-acre lake near Nashwauk in Itasca County, Minnesota. It reaches 53 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 3.3 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 7 feet.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 13 fish species here, including northern pike, largemouth bass, black crappie, bluegill, pumpkinseed, and yellow perch. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2022.

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

## Access

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

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 13
- **Stocked**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 2022
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Boating, Paddling

## Amenities

Boat Ramp

## Fish Species

Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Yellow Perch, Tullibee (Cisco), Rock Bass, Bowfin, Brown Bullhead, Hybrid Sunfish, White Sucker, Yellow Bullhead

## Nearby Lakes

- [Crooked Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/crooked-lake) - 1.3 miles, 465 acres
- [Bass Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/bass-lake-marble) - 1.6 miles, 131 acres
- [Lawrence Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/lawrence-lake) - 2.6 miles, 437 acres
- [Bray Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/bray-lake) - 2.8 miles, 177 acres
- [Big McCarthy Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/big-mccarthy-lake) - 3 miles, 104 acres
- [Thirty Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/thirty-lake) - 3.1 miles, 121 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=47.43084,-93.32064)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=31019200)
- [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/nashwauk-lake)*