---
type: lake
name: "Harris Lake"
county: "Lake"
nearest_town: "Ely"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 122
max_depth_ft: 13
latitude: 47.75957
longitude: -91.67409
lake_score: 33
dnr_lake_id: "38073600"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/harris-lake
---

# Harris Lake

Lake in Lake County, Minnesota, near Ely

- **Surface Area**: 122 acres
- **Max Depth**: 13 ft
- **Average Depth**: 6 ft
- **Shoreline**: 5.5 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 3.4 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: Carry-in access only
- **Lake Score**: 33/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Harris Lake is a 122-acre lake near Ely in Lake County, Minnesota. It reaches 13 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 6 feet, and has roughly 5.5 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 3.4 feet, so expect stained or algae-tinted water in summer.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 4 fish species here, including walleye, muskellunge, black crappie, and yellow perch. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2025.

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**: 4
- **Stocked**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 2025
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Paddling

## Amenities

Carry-In Access

## Fish Species

Walleye, Muskellunge, Black Crappie, Yellow Perch

## Nearby Lakes

- [August Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/august-lake) - 2.8 miles, 229 acres
- [Dunnigan Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/dunnigan-lake) - 4.1 miles, 81 acres
- [Slate Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/slate-lake) - 5.2 miles, 293 acres
- [West Chub Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/west-chub-lake) - 6 miles, 115 acres
- [Deep Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/deep-lake) - 6 miles, 147 acres
- [East Chub Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/east-chub-lake) - 6.1 miles, 63 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=47.75957,-91.67409)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=38073600)
- [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/harris-lake)*