---
type: lake
name: "Onamia Lake"
county: "Mille Lacs"
nearest_town: "Onamia"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 1044
max_depth_ft: 10
latitude: 46.08279
longitude: -93.67347
lake_score: 33
dnr_lake_id: "48000900"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/mille-lacs-county/onamia-lake
---

# Onamia Lake

Lake in Mille Lacs County, Minnesota, near Onamia

- **Surface Area**: 1,044 acres
- **Max Depth**: 10 ft
- **Shoreline**: 17.8 miles
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: Public access on record
- **Lake Score**: 33/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Onamia Lake is a 1,044-acre lake near Onamia in Mille Lacs County, Minnesota. It reaches 10 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 17.8 miles of shoreline.

The DNR has no fish survey on file for this lake, so treat any fishing as exploratory.

The DNR lists public water access for the lake; confirm the launch type before towing a trailer in. Soo Line Trail / Onamia KOA and Soo Line Trail Campground are mapped close to the shoreline for overnight stays. The lake is listed as infested with zebra mussel — clean, drain and dry your boat and gear before leaving.

## Access

- **Public access**: Public access on record
- **Managed by**: Not recorded
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Activities

Paddling, Camping

## Amenities

Campground

### Campgrounds

- Soo Line Trail / Onamia KOA
- Soo Line Trail Campground

## Fish Species

No DNR fish survey on file

## Invasive Species

zebra mussel. Clean, drain and dry boats and gear before leaving.

## Nearby Lakes

- [Shakopee Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/mille-lacs-county/shakopee-lake) - 2.8 miles, 584 acres
- [Ogechie Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/mille-lacs-county/ogechie-lake) - 6.3 miles, 409 acres
- [Peavy Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/morrison-county/peavy-lake) - 10.5 miles, 140 acres
- [Whitefish Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/whitefish-lake-garrison) - 10.8 miles, 709 acres
- [Mille Lacs Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/mille-lacs-county/mille-lacs-lake) - 10.9 miles, 128,250 acres
- [Long Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/morrison-county/long-lake) - 11.4 miles, 126 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=46.08279,-93.67347)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=48000900)
- [All lakes in Mille Lacs County](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/mille-lacs-county)

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*Source: [MinneLakes.org](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/mille-lacs-county/onamia-lake)*