---
type: lake
name: "Beaver Lake"
county: "Lake"
nearest_town: "Prairie Portage"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 218
max_depth_ft: 76
latitude: 47.97939
longitude: -91.15815
lake_score: 40
dnr_lake_id: "38022300"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/beaver-lake
---

# Beaver Lake

Lake in Lake County, Minnesota, near Prairie Portage

- **Surface Area**: 218 acres
- **Max Depth**: 76 ft
- **Average Depth**: 18 ft
- **Shoreline**: 10 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 8 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: Public access on record
- **Lake Score**: 40/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Beaver Lake is a 218-acre lake near Prairie Portage in Lake County, Minnesota. It reaches 76 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 18 feet, and has roughly 10 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 8 feet.

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

The DNR lists public water access for the lake; confirm the launch type before towing a trailer in. 6 campgrounds are mapped close to the shoreline for overnight stays.

## Access

- **Public access**: Public access on record
- **Managed by**: Not recorded
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Activities

Paddling, Camping

## Amenities

Campground

## Fish Species

No DNR fish survey on file

## Nearby Lakes

- [Adams Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/adams-lake) - 1.6 miles, 475 acres
- [Amber Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/amber-lake) - 2.2 miles, 121 acres
- [Fraser Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/fraser-lake) - 2.5 miles, 695 acres
- [Sagus Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/sagus-lake) - 2.5 miles, 160 acres
- [Malberg Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/malberg-lake) - 2.7 miles, 398 acres
- [Boulder Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/boulder-lake) - 2.9 miles, 259 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=47.97939,-91.15815)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=38022300)
- [All lakes in Lake County](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county)

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