---
type: lake
name: "Portage Lake"
county: "Itasca"
nearest_town: "Inger"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 715
max_depth_ft: 60
latitude: 47.58255
longitude: -93.97131
lake_score: 36
dnr_lake_id: "31082400"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/portage-lake
---

# Portage Lake

Lake in Itasca County, Minnesota, near Inger

- **Surface Area**: 715 acres
- **Max Depth**: 60 ft
- **Shoreline**: 10 miles
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch
- **Lake Score**: 36/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Portage Lake is a 715-acre lake near Inger in Itasca County, Minnesota. It reaches 60 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 10 miles of shoreline.

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

There is one public boat launch. The lake is listed as infested with zebra mussel — clean, drain and dry your boat and gear before leaving.

## Access

- **Public access**: 1 public boat launch
- **Managed by**: Not recorded
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Activities

Boating, Paddling

## Amenities

Boat Ramp

## Fish Species

No DNR fish survey on file

## Invasive Species

zebra mussel. Clean, drain and dry boats and gear before leaving.

## Nearby Lakes

- [Sand Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/sand-lake) - 2.6 miles, 3,579 acres
- [Rush Island Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/rush-island-lake) - 3 miles, 297 acres
- [Cedar Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/cedar-lake) - 4 miles, 178 acres
- [Bowstring Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/bowstring-lake) - 4.1 miles, 9,528 acres
- [Little Sand Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/little-sand-lake) - 5.2 miles, 353 acres
- [Little Whitefish Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/little-whitefish-lake) - 6 miles, 160 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=47.58255,-93.97131)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=31082400)
- [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/portage-lake)*