---
type: lake
name: "Wasson Lake"
county: "Itasca"
nearest_town: "Taconite"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 438
max_depth_ft: 67
latitude: 47.62654
longitude: -93.34517
lake_score: 43
dnr_lake_id: "31028100"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/wasson-lake
---

# Wasson Lake

Lake in Itasca County, Minnesota, near Taconite

- **Surface Area**: 438 acres
- **Max Depth**: 67 ft
- **Shoreline**: 8 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 17 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: No public access on record
- **Lake Score**: 43/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Wasson Lake is a 438-acre lake near Taconite in Itasca County, Minnesota. It reaches 67 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 8 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 17 feet, which is exceptionally clear for Minnesota.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 11 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, black crappie, and bluegill. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2010.

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

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 11
- **Stocked**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 2010
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing

## Amenities

None on record

## Fish Species

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

## Nearby Lakes

- [White Swan Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/white-swan-lake) - 1.6 miles, 165 acres
- [Bartlet Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/bartlet-lake) - 1.8 miles, 119 acres
- [Round Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/round-lake-bigfork) - 2 miles, 460 acres
- [Otter Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/otter-lake) - 2.3 miles, 117 acres
- [Gunny Sack Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/gunny-sack-lake) - 2.6 miles, 86 acres
- [Bluebill Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/bluebill-lake) - 3.1 miles, 148 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=47.62654,-93.34517)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=31028100)
- [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/wasson-lake)*