---
type: lake
name: "Wolf Lake"
county: "Itasca"
nearest_town: "Nashwauk"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 197
max_depth_ft: 6
latitude: 47.56816
longitude: -93.26143
lake_score: 46
dnr_lake_id: "31015200"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/wolf-lake
---

# Wolf Lake

Lake in Itasca County, Minnesota, near Nashwauk

- **Surface Area**: 197 acres
- **Max Depth**: 6 ft
- **Shoreline**: 3.4 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 2 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (gravel or earth)
- **Lake Score**: 46/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Wolf Lake is a 197-acre lake near Nashwauk in Itasca County, Minnesota. It reaches 6 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 3.4 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 2 feet, so expect stained or algae-tinted water in summer.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 9 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, black crappie, bluegill, pumpkinseed, and yellow perch. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2025.

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

## Access

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

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 9
- **Stocked**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 2025
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Boating, Paddling

## Amenities

Boat Ramp

## Fish Species

Walleye, Northern Pike, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Yellow Perch, Bowfin, Brown Bullhead, White Sucker

## Nearby Lakes

- [Scooty Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/scooty-lake) - 2 miles, 167 acres
- [Hartley Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/hartley-lake) - 2.3 miles, 288 acres
- [O'Leary Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/o-leary-lake) - 3.5 miles, 140 acres
- [Buck Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/buck-lake) - 4.1 miles, 495 acres
- [Round Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/round-lake-bigfork) - 5.1 miles, 460 acres
- [Wasson Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/wasson-lake) - 5.6 miles, 438 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=47.56816,-93.26143)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=31015200)
- [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/wolf-lake)*