---
type: lake
name: "Upper Panasa Lake"
county: "Itasca"
nearest_town: "Calumet"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 148
max_depth_ft: 13
latitude: 47.31002
longitude: -93.26555
lake_score: 31
dnr_lake_id: "31011100"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/upper-panasa-lake
---

# Upper Panasa Lake

Lake in Itasca County, Minnesota, near Calumet

- **Surface Area**: 148 acres
- **Max Depth**: 13 ft
- **Shoreline**: 2.2 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 3.8 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (gravel or earth)
- **Lake Score**: 31/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Upper Panasa Lake is a 148-acre lake near Calumet in Itasca County, Minnesota. It reaches 13 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 2.2 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 3.8 feet, so expect stained or algae-tinted water in summer.

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

There is one public boat launch (gravel or earth surface) managed by the township.

## Access

- **Public access**: 1 public boat launch (gravel or earth)
- **Managed by**: township
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Activities

Boating, Paddling

## Amenities

Boat Ramp

## Fish Species

No DNR fish survey on file

## Nearby Lakes

- [Lower Panasa Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/lower-panasa-lake) - 1 miles, 248 acres
- [Snowball Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/snowball-lake) - 2.1 miles, 145 acres
- [North Twin Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/north-twin-lake) - 2.5 miles, 239 acres
- [South Twin Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/south-twin-lake) - 2.8 miles, 141 acres
- [Ox Hide Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/ox-hide-lake) - 3.3 miles, 123 acres
- [Swan Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/swan-lake) - 3.8 miles, 2,456 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=47.31002,-93.26555)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=31011100)
- [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-panasa-lake)*