---
type: lake
name: "Shoal Lake"
county: "Itasca"
nearest_town: "Cohasset"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 676
max_depth_ft: 7
latitude: 47.30169
longitude: -93.57009
lake_score: 27
dnr_lake_id: "31053400"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/shoal-lake
---

# Shoal Lake

Lake in Itasca County, Minnesota, near Cohasset

- **Surface Area**: 676 acres
- **Max Depth**: 7 ft
- **Shoreline**: 4.6 miles
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: Public access on record
- **Lake Score**: 27/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Shoal Lake is a 676-acre lake near Cohasset in Itasca County, Minnesota. It reaches 7 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 4.6 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

- [Little Bass Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/little-bass-lake) - 1.8 miles, 161 acres
- [Prairie Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/prairie-lake) - 2.2 miles, 1,331 acres
- [McKinney Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/mckinney-lake) - 3.7 miles, 106 acres
- [Bass Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/bass-lake) - 3.9 miles, 2,715 acres
- [Hale Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/hale-lake) - 4 miles, 130 acres
- [Blandin Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/blandin-lake) - 4.5 miles, 490 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=47.30169,-93.57009)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=31053400)
- [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/shoal-lake)*