---
type: lake
name: "Moose Lake"
county: "Koochiching"
nearest_town: "Littlefork"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 54
max_depth_ft: 7
latitude: 48.38944
longitude: -93.42446
lake_score: 37
dnr_lake_id: "36000800"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/koochiching-county/moose-lake
---

# Moose Lake

Lake in Koochiching County, Minnesota, near Littlefork

- **Surface Area**: 54 acres
- **Max Depth**: 7 ft
- **Shoreline**: 1.1 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 2.6 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: Public access on record
- **Lake Score**: 37/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Moose Lake is a 54-acre lake near Littlefork in Koochiching County, Minnesota. It reaches 7 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 1.1 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 5 fish species here, including northern pike, largemouth bass, black crappie, pumpkinseed, and yellow perch. 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 2021.

The DNR lists public water access for the lake; confirm the launch type before towing a trailer in.

## Access

- **Public access**: Public access on record
- **Managed by**: Minnesota DNR
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 5
- **Stocked**: Yes
- **Last DNR survey**: 2021
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Paddling

## Amenities

None on record

## Fish Species

Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Black Crappie, Pumpkinseed, Yellow Perch

## Nearby Lakes

- [Rat Root Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/koochiching-county/rat-root-lake) - 10.1 miles, 734 acres
- [Locator Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/locator-lake) - 21.7 miles, 133 acres
- [Lake Kabetogama](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/lake-kabetogama) - 22 miles, 24,034 acres
- [Rainy Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/rainy-lake) - 23.7 miles, 210,200 acres
- [Ash Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/ash-lake) - 25.6 miles, 690 acres
- [Shoepack Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/shoepack-lake) - 26.2 miles, 299 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=48.38944,-93.42446)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=36000800)
- [All lakes in Koochiching County](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/koochiching-county)

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