---
type: lake
name: "Deep Lake"
county: "Lake"
nearest_town: "Isabella"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 147
max_depth_ft: 38
latitude: 47.69673
longitude: -91.58471
lake_score: 48
dnr_lake_id: "38066800"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/deep-lake
---

# Deep Lake

Lake in Lake County, Minnesota, near Isabella

- **Surface Area**: 147 acres
- **Max Depth**: 38 ft
- **Shoreline**: 4.7 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 10 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: Carry-in access only
- **Lake Score**: 48/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Deep Lake is a 147-acre lake near Isabella in Lake County, Minnesota. It reaches 38 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 4.7 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 10 feet, clearer than most lakes in the state.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 9 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, largemouth bass, bluegill, pumpkinseed, and yellow perch. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2018.

Public access is carry-in only — plan on a canoe, kayak or small boat you can hand-launch.

## Access

- **Public access**: Carry-in access only
- **Managed by**: US Forest Service
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 9
- **Stocked**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 2018
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Paddling

## Amenities

Carry-In Access

## Fish Species

Walleye, Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Yellow Perch, Rock Bass, Hybrid Sunfish, White Sucker

## Nearby Lakes

- [Two Deer Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/two-deer-lake) - 0.9 miles, 45 acres
- [Slate Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/slate-lake) - 1.9 miles, 293 acres
- [Pike Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/pike-lake) - 2 miles, 77 acres
- [East Chub Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/east-chub-lake) - 2.2 miles, 63 acres
- [Dunnigan Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/dunnigan-lake) - 2.3 miles, 81 acres
- [Campers Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/campers-lake) - 2.5 miles, 48 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=47.69673,-91.58471)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=38066800)
- [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/deep-lake)*