---
type: lake
name: "Grouse Lake"
county: "Lake"
nearest_town: "Isabella"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 119
max_depth_ft: 11
latitude: 47.68769
longitude: -91.45175
lake_score: 40
dnr_lake_id: "38055700"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/grouse-lake
---

# Grouse Lake

Lake in Lake County, Minnesota, near Isabella

- **Surface Area**: 119 acres
- **Max Depth**: 11 ft
- **Shoreline**: 3.3 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 5.1 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: Carry-in access only
- **Lake Score**: 40/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Grouse Lake is an 119-acre lake near Isabella in Lake County, Minnesota. It reaches 11 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 3.3 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 5.1 feet.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 9 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, largemouth bass, black crappie, bluegill, and pumpkinseed. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2017.

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**: 2017
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Paddling

## Amenities

Carry-In Access

## Fish Species

Walleye, Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Yellow Perch, Rock Bass, White Sucker

## Nearby Lakes

- [Mitawan Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/mitawan-lake) - 1.2 miles, 191 acres
- [Inga Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/inga-lake) - 1.4 miles, 41 acres
- [Flat Horn Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/flat-horn-lake) - 1.9 miles, 52 acres
- [Gegoka Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/gegoka-lake) - 2.6 miles, 145 acres
- [Gander Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/gander-lake) - 2.6 miles, 117 acres
- [Dragon Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/dragon-lake) - 2.7 miles, 79 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=47.68769,-91.45175)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=38055700)
- [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/grouse-lake)*