---
type: lake
name: "Rush Island Lake"
county: "Itasca"
nearest_town: "Talmoon"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 297
max_depth_ft: 32
latitude: 47.62456
longitude: -93.95956
lake_score: 59
dnr_lake_id: "31083200"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/rush-island-lake
---

# Rush Island Lake

Lake in Itasca County, Minnesota, near Talmoon

- **Surface Area**: 297 acres
- **Max Depth**: 32 ft
- **Average Depth**: 19 ft
- **Shoreline**: 3.3 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 10.2 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 59/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Rush Island Lake is a 297-acre lake near Talmoon in Itasca County, Minnesota. It reaches 32 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 19 feet, and has roughly 3.3 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 10.2 feet, clearer than most lakes in the state.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 14 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, largemouth bass, black crappie, bluegill, and pumpkinseed. The DNR has stocking records for the lake, so check the stocking report for the most recent species and year classes. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2021.

There is one public boat launch (concrete surface) managed by the US Forest Service and Minnesota DNR.

## Access

- **Public access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Managed by**: US Forest Service, Minnesota DNR
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 14
- **Stocked**: Yes
- **Last DNR survey**: 2021
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Boating, Paddling

## Amenities

Boat Ramp, Carry-In Access

## Fish Species

Walleye, 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

- [Cedar Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/cedar-lake) - 1.3 miles, 178 acres
- [Sand Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/sand-lake) - 2.5 miles, 3,579 acres
- [Portage Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/portage-lake) - 3 miles, 715 acres
- [Little Whitefish Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/little-whitefish-lake) - 3.3 miles, 160 acres
- [Little Sand Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/little-sand-lake) - 3.5 miles, 353 acres
- [Whitefish Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/whitefish-lake) - 4.1 miles, 564 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=47.62456,-93.95956)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=31083200)
- [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/rush-island-lake)*