---
type: lake
name: "Dumbbell Lake"
county: "Lake"
nearest_town: "Isabella"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 406
max_depth_ft: 40
latitude: 47.62177
longitude: -91.2738
lake_score: 59
dnr_lake_id: "38039300"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/dumbbell-lake
---

# Dumbbell Lake

Lake in Lake County, Minnesota, near Isabella

- **Surface Area**: 406 acres
- **Max Depth**: 40 ft
- **Shoreline**: 8.9 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 12 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 59/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Dumbbell Lake is a 406-acre lake near Isabella in Lake County, Minnesota. It reaches 40 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 8.9 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 12 feet, clearer than most lakes in the state.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 6 fish species here, including walleye, muskellunge, smallmouth bass, yellow perch, and rock bass. 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 2023.

There is one public boat launch (concrete surface) managed by the US Forest Service. Ice typically goes out around May 1, based on 6 years of DNR ice-out records.

## Access

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

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 6
- **Stocked**: Yes
- **Last DNR survey**: 2023
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Boating, Paddling

## Amenities

Boat Ramp, Carry-In Access

## Fish Species

Walleye, Muskellunge, Smallmouth Bass, Yellow Perch, Rock Bass, White Sucker

## Ice-Out

- **Median ice-out**: May 1
- **Years of record**: 6
- **Earliest**: 1998-04-23
- **Latest**: 2004-05-05

## Nearby Lakes

- [Divide Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/divide-lake) - 1.3 miles, 61 acres
- [Delay Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/delay-lake) - 1.5 miles, 102 acres
- [Memegwesi Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/memegwesi-lake) - 2 miles, 43 acres
- [Eighteen Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/eighteen-lake) - 3.7 miles, 102 acres
- [Hogback Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/hogback-lake) - 6.5 miles, 40 acres
- [Balsam Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/balsam-lake) - 6.7 miles, 221 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=47.62177,-91.2738)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=38039300)
- [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/dumbbell-lake)*