---
type: lake
name: "Cloquet Lake"
county: "Lake"
nearest_town: "Finland"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 176
max_depth_ft: 7
latitude: 47.43525
longitude: -91.48972
lake_score: 40
dnr_lake_id: "38053900"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/cloquet-lake
---

# Cloquet Lake

Lake in Lake County, Minnesota, near Finland

- **Surface Area**: 176 acres
- **Max Depth**: 7 ft
- **Shoreline**: 3.3 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 3.9 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (gravel or earth)
- **Lake Score**: 40/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Cloquet Lake is a 176-acre lake near Finland in Lake County, Minnesota. It reaches 7 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 3.3 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 3.9 feet, so expect stained or algae-tinted water in summer.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 4 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, 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 2024.

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

## Access

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

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 4
- **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, Yellow Perch, White Sucker

## Nearby Lakes

- [Greenwood Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/greenwood-lake) - 8.9 miles, 1,329 acres
- [Sullivan Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/sullivan-lake) - 9.5 miles, 45 acres
- [Lax Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/lax-lake) - 10.9 miles, 295 acres
- [Marble Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/marble-lake) - 10.9 miles, 160 acres
- [Kane Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/kane-lake) - 12 miles, 112 acres
- [Micmac Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/micmac-lake) - 12.6 miles, 137 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=47.43525,-91.48972)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=38053900)
- [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/cloquet-lake)*