---
type: lake
name: "Stingy Lake"
county: "Itasca"
nearest_town: "Nashwauk"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 361
max_depth_ft: 25
latitude: 47.59719
longitude: -93.11428
lake_score: 54
dnr_lake_id: "31005100"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/stingy-lake
---

# Stingy Lake

Lake in Itasca County, Minnesota, near Nashwauk

- **Surface Area**: 361 acres
- **Max Depth**: 25 ft
- **Shoreline**: 4.7 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 5.4 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 54/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Stingy Lake is a 361-acre lake near Nashwauk in Itasca County, Minnesota. It reaches 25 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 4.7 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 5.4 feet.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 12 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 2024.

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

## Access

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

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 12
- **Stocked**: Yes
- **Last DNR survey**: 2024
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Boating, Paddling

## Amenities

Boat Ramp

## Fish Species

Walleye, Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Yellow Perch, Rock Bass, Brown Bullhead, Hybrid Sunfish, White Sucker, Yellow Bullhead

## Nearby Lakes

- [Bower Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/bower-lake) - 1.2 miles, 93 acres
- [South Sturgeon Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/south-sturgeon-lake) - 3.6 miles, 204 acres
- [O'Leary Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/o-leary-lake) - 3.7 miles, 140 acres
- [West Sturgeon Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/west-sturgeon-lake) - 5 miles, 117 acres
- [Little Sturgeon Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/little-sturgeon-lake) - 5.2 miles, 272 acres
- [Buck Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/buck-lake) - 5.3 miles, 495 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=47.59719,-93.11428)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=31005100)
- [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/stingy-lake)*