---
type: lake
name: "Sawyer Lake"
county: "Itasca"
nearest_town: "Marcell"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 137
max_depth_ft: 15
latitude: 47.57099
longitude: -93.44757
lake_score: 25
dnr_lake_id: "31034800"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/sawyer-lake
---

# Sawyer Lake

Lake in Itasca County, Minnesota, near Marcell

- **Surface Area**: 137 acres
- **Max Depth**: 15 ft
- **Average Depth**: 8 ft
- **Shoreline**: 2.6 miles
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: Public access on record
- **Lake Score**: 25/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Sawyer Lake is a 137-acre lake near Marcell in Itasca County, Minnesota. It reaches 15 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 8 feet, and has roughly 2.6 miles of shoreline.

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

The DNR lists public water access for the lake; confirm the launch type before towing a trailer in.

## Access

- **Public access**: Public access on record
- **Managed by**: Not recorded
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Activities

Paddling

## Amenities

None on record

## Fish Species

No DNR fish survey on file

## Nearby Lakes

- [Blandin Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/blandin-lake-marcell) - 0.9 miles, 105 acres
- [Lake Mary](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/lake-mary) - 1.7 miles, 212 acres
- [Barwise Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/barwise-lake) - 1.7 miles, 92 acres
- [King Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/king-lake) - 2.6 miles, 311 acres
- [Eagle Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/eagle-lake) - 3 miles, 285 acres
- [Long Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/long-lake) - 3 miles, 346 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=47.57099,-93.44757)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=31034800)
- [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/sawyer-lake)*