---
type: lake
name: "Slate Lake"
county: "Lake"
nearest_town: "Isabella"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 293
max_depth_ft: 7
latitude: 47.69188
longitude: -91.6245
lake_score: 48
dnr_lake_id: "38066600"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/slate-lake
---

# Slate Lake

Lake in Lake County, Minnesota, near Isabella

- **Surface Area**: 293 acres
- **Max Depth**: 7 ft
- **Shoreline**: 8.1 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 3.5 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (gravel or earth)
- **Lake Score**: 48/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Slate Lake is a 293-acre lake near Isabella in Lake County, Minnesota. It reaches 7 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 8.1 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 3.5 feet, so expect stained or algae-tinted water in summer.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 8 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, smallmouth bass, bluegill, pumpkinseed, and yellow perch. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2024.

There is one public boat launch (gravel or earth surface) managed by the Minnesota DNR.

## Access

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

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 8
- **Stocked**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 2024
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Boating, Paddling

## Amenities

Boat Ramp

## Fish Species

Walleye, Northern Pike, Smallmouth Bass, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Yellow Perch, Rock Bass, White Sucker

## Nearby Lakes

- [East Chub Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/east-chub-lake) - 0.9 miles, 63 acres
- [Dunnigan Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/dunnigan-lake) - 1.1 miles, 81 acres
- [West Chub Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/west-chub-lake) - 1.3 miles, 115 acres
- [Deep Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/deep-lake) - 1.9 miles, 147 acres
- [Two Deer Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/two-deer-lake) - 2.4 miles, 45 acres
- [Campers Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/campers-lake) - 2.7 miles, 48 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=47.69188,-91.6245)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=38066600)
- [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/slate-lake)*