---
type: lake
name: "Thomas Lake"
county: "Lake"
nearest_town: "Two Harbors"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 142
max_depth_ft: 20
latitude: 47.23859
longitude: -91.7065
lake_score: 40
dnr_lake_id: "38075100"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/thomas-lake-two-harbors
---

# Thomas Lake

Lake in Lake County, Minnesota, near Two Harbors

- **Surface Area**: 142 acres
- **Max Depth**: 20 ft
- **Average Depth**: 11 ft
- **Shoreline**: 2.8 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 2.3 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: Public access on record
- **Lake Score**: 40/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Thomas Lake is a 142-acre lake near Two Harbors in Lake County, Minnesota. It reaches 20 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 11 feet, and has roughly 2.8 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 2.3 feet, so expect stained or algae-tinted water in summer.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 7 fish species here, including northern pike, black crappie, bluegill, pumpkinseed, yellow perch, and rock bass. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2018.

The DNR lists public water access for the lake; confirm the launch type before towing a trailer in.

## Access

- **Public access**: Public access on record
- **Managed by**: county
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 7
- **Stocked**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 2018
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Paddling

## Amenities

None on record

## Fish Species

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

## Nearby Lakes

- [Christianson Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/christianson-lake) - 1.9 miles, 150 acres
- [Highland Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/highland-lake) - 2.5 miles, 111 acres
- [Stewart Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/stewart-lake) - 4.2 miles, 238 acres
- [Kane Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/kane-lake) - 4.9 miles, 112 acres
- [Little Stone Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/little-stone-lake) - 5.4 miles, 169 acres
- [Marble Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/marble-lake) - 6 miles, 160 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=47.23859,-91.7065)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=38075100)
- [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/thomas-lake-two-harbors)*