---
type: lake
name: "Sylvania Lake"
county: "Lake"
nearest_town: "Isabella"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 77
max_depth_ft: 4.5
latitude: 47.72179
longitude: -91.27492
lake_score: 26
dnr_lake_id: "38039500"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/sylvania-lake
---

# Sylvania Lake

Lake in Lake County, Minnesota, near Isabella

- **Surface Area**: 77 acres
- **Max Depth**: 5 ft
- **Shoreline**: 2.2 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 4 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: Portage access only
- **Lake Score**: 26/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Sylvania Lake is a 77-acre lake near Isabella in Lake County, Minnesota. It reaches 5 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 2.2 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 4 feet. Access is by portage through Superior National Forest; most lakes reached this way lie in or beside the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, where an entry permit is required.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 3 fish species here, including northern pike and yellow perch. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2012.

Public access is by portage — plan on a canoe, kayak or small boat you can hand-launch.

## Access

- **Public access**: Portage access only
- **Managed by**: US Forest Service
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses
- **Wilderness permit**: BWCAW entry permit required

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 3
- **Stocked**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 2012
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Paddling, Canoe Tripping

## Amenities

Carry-In Access

## Fish Species

Northern Pike, Yellow Perch, White Sucker

## Nearby Lakes

- [Section 29 Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/section-29-lake) - 1.9 miles, 100 acres
- [Memegwesi Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/memegwesi-lake) - 6.2 miles, 43 acres
- [Isabella Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/isabella-lake) - 6.3 miles, 1,257 acres
- [Eighteen Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/eighteen-lake) - 6.4 miles, 102 acres
- [Silver Island Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/silver-island-lake) - 6.5 miles, 1,239 acres
- [Bog Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/bog-lake) - 6.8 miles, 259 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=47.72179,-91.27492)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=38039500)
- [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/sylvania-lake)*