---
type: lake
name: "Eleven Lake"
county: "Kanabec"
nearest_town: "Kroschel"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 315
max_depth_ft: 13
latitude: 46.13903
longitude: -93.08435
lake_score: 50
dnr_lake_id: "33000100"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/kanabec-county/eleven-lake
---

# Eleven Lake

Lake in Kanabec County, Minnesota, near Kroschel

- **Surface Area**: 315 acres
- **Max Depth**: 13 ft
- **Shoreline**: 3.2 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 2.6 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 50/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Eleven Lake is a 315-acre lake near Kroschel in Kanabec County, Minnesota. It reaches 13 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 3.2 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 2.6 feet, so expect stained or algae-tinted water in summer.

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, Black Bullhead, Brown Bullhead, Hybrid Sunfish, White Sucker, Yellow Bullhead

## Nearby Lakes

- [Bass Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/pine-county/bass-lake) - 1.9 miles, 228 acres
- [Five Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/kanabec-county/five-lake) - 2.7 miles, 44 acres
- [Pine Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/aitkin-county/pine-lake) - 3.3 miles, 378 acres
- [Grindstone Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/pine-county/grindstone-lake) - 3.9 miles, 533 acres
- [Upper Pine Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/pine-county/upper-pine-lake) - 4.9 miles, 233 acres
- [Big Pine Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/pine-county/big-pine-lake) - 5.1 miles, 399 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=46.13903,-93.08435)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=33000100)
- [All lakes in Kanabec County](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/kanabec-county)

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*Source: [MinneLakes.org](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/kanabec-county/eleven-lake)*