---
type: lake
name: "Upper Hanson Lake"
county: "Itasca"
nearest_town: "Taconite"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 131
max_depth_ft: 35
latitude: 47.46812
longitude: -93.45137
lake_score: 10
dnr_lake_id: "31034600"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/upper-hanson-lake
---

# Upper Hanson Lake

Lake in Itasca County, Minnesota, near Taconite

- **Surface Area**: 131 acres
- **Max Depth**: 35 ft
- **Shoreline**: 3.1 miles
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: No public access on record
- **Lake Score**: 10/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Upper Hanson Lake is a 131-acre lake near Taconite in Itasca County, Minnesota. It reaches 35 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 3.1 miles of shoreline.

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

No public water access is on record with the DNR, so getting on the water generally depends on a resort, private landing or permission from a shoreline owner.

## Access

- **Public access**: No public access on record
- **Managed by**: Not recorded
- **Launch fee**: N/A

## Activities

None on record

## Amenities

None on record

## Fish Species

No DNR fish survey on file

## Nearby Lakes

- [Cutaway Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/cutaway-lake) - 1.9 miles, 307 acres
- [Murphy Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/murphy-lake) - 2.1 miles, 139 acres
- [Sand Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/sand-lake-grand-rapids) - 3.1 miles, 195 acres
- [Scrapper Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/scrapper-lake) - 3.4 miles, 172 acres
- [Snaptail Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/snaptail-lake) - 3.5 miles, 175 acres
- [Lost Moose Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/lost-moose-lake) - 3.9 miles, 112 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=47.46812,-93.45137)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=31034600)
- [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/upper-hanson-lake)*