---
type: lake
name: "Cable Lake"
county: "Polk"
nearest_town: "Mentor"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 194
max_depth_ft: 14
latitude: 47.67301
longitude: -96.17431
lake_score: 27
dnr_lake_id: "60029300"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/polk-county/cable-lake
---

# Cable Lake

Lake in Polk County, Minnesota, near Mentor

- **Surface Area**: 194 acres
- **Max Depth**: 14 ft
- **Shoreline**: 6.2 miles
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: Public access on record
- **Lake Score**: 27/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Cable Lake is a 194-acre lake near Mentor in Polk County, Minnesota. It reaches 14 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 6.2 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.

## Access

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

## Activities

Paddling

## Amenities

None on record

## Fish Species

No DNR fish survey on file

## Nearby Lakes

- [Maple Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/polk-county/maple-lake) - 1.1 miles, 1,641 acres
- [Lake Crystal](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/polk-county/lake-crystal) - 4.5 miles, 118 acres
- [Cameron Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/polk-county/cameron-lake) - 7.2 miles, 225 acres
- [Badger Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/polk-county/badger-lake) - 7.5 miles, 256 acres
- [Union Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/polk-county/union-lake) - 7.5 miles, 887 acres
- [Lake Sarah](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/polk-county/lake-sarah) - 7.8 miles, 366 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=47.67301,-96.17431)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=60029300)
- [All lakes in Polk County](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/polk-county)

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*Source: [MinneLakes.org](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/polk-county/cable-lake)*