---
type: lake
name: "North Twin Lake"
county: "Itasca"
nearest_town: "Marble"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 239
max_depth_ft: 42
latitude: 47.30708
longitude: -93.31821
lake_score: 45
dnr_lake_id: "31019000"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/north-twin-lake
---

# North Twin Lake

Lake in Itasca County, Minnesota, near Marble

- **Surface Area**: 239 acres
- **Max Depth**: 42 ft
- **Shoreline**: 3.6 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 11.3 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (asphalt)
- **Lake Score**: 45/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

North Twin Lake is a 239-acre lake near Marble in Itasca County, Minnesota. It reaches 42 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 3.6 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 11.3 feet, clearer than most lakes in the state.

The DNR has no fish survey on file for this lake, so treat any fishing as exploratory.

There is one public boat launch (asphalt surface) managed by the township. OpenStreetMap shows a swim beach on or beside the lake. The lake is listed as infested with Eurasian watermilfoil and flowering rush — clean, drain and dry your boat and gear before leaving.

## Access

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

## Activities

Boating, Paddling, Swimming

## Amenities

Boat Ramp, Swim Beach

## Fish Species

No DNR fish survey on file

## Invasive Species

Eurasian watermilfoil, flowering rush. Clean, drain and dry boats and gear before leaving.

## Nearby Lakes

- [South Twin Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/south-twin-lake) - 0.6 miles, 141 acres
- [Holman Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/holman-lake) - 1.5 miles, 148 acres
- [Big Diamond Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/big-diamond-lake) - 1.9 miles, 156 acres
- [Upper Panasa Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/upper-panasa-lake) - 2.5 miles, 148 acres
- [Lower Panasa Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/lower-panasa-lake) - 3.2 miles, 248 acres
- [Snowball Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/snowball-lake) - 4.2 miles, 145 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=47.30708,-93.31821)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=31019000)
- [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/north-twin-lake)*