---
type: lake
name: "Bald Eagle Lake"
county: "Ramsey"
nearest_town: "White Bear Lake"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 1049
max_depth_ft: 36
latitude: 45.11819
longitude: -93.01413
lake_score: 63
dnr_lake_id: "62000200"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/ramsey-county/bald-eagle-lake
---

# Bald Eagle Lake

Lake in Ramsey County, Minnesota, near White Bear Lake

- **Surface Area**: 1,049 acres
- **Max Depth**: 36 ft
- **Average Depth**: 13 ft
- **Shoreline**: 9.2 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 5.4 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 2 public boat launches (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 63/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Bald Eagle Lake is a 1,049-acre lake near White Bear Lake in Ramsey County, Minnesota. It reaches 36 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 13 feet, and has roughly 9.2 miles of shoreline. It is the largest lake in Ramsey County in the Minnesota DNR's LakeFinder records. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 5.4 feet.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 15 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, muskellunge, largemouth bass, black crappie, and bluegill. The DNR has stocking records for the lake, so check the stocking report for the most recent species and year classes. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2022.

There are 2 public boat launches (concrete surface) managed by the county. OpenStreetMap shows Ramsey County Beach on or beside the lake. The lake is listed as infested with Eurasian watermilfoil, flowering rush, and zebra mussel — clean, drain and dry your boat and gear before leaving. Ice typically goes out around April 8, based on 71 years of DNR ice-out records.

## Access

- **Public access**: 2 public boat launches (concrete)
- **Managed by**: county
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 15
- **Stocked**: Yes
- **Last DNR survey**: 2022
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Boating, Paddling, Swimming, Picnicking

## Amenities

Boat Ramp, Swim Beach, Picnic Area

### Beaches

- Ramsey County Beach

## Fish Species

Walleye, Northern Pike, Muskellunge, Largemouth Bass, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Yellow Perch, Black Bullhead, Bowfin, Brown Bullhead, Common Carp, Green Sunfish, Hybrid Sunfish, Yellow Bullhead

## Invasive Species

Eurasian watermilfoil, flowering rush, zebra mussel. Clean, drain and dry boats and gear before leaving.

## Ice-Out

- **Median ice-out**: April 8
- **Years of record**: 71
- **Earliest**: 2024-03-07
- **Latest**: 2013-05-02

## Nearby Lakes

- [Otter Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/anoka-county/otter-lake) - 1.3 miles, 302 acres
- [White Bear Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/washington-county/white-bear-lake) - 3.1 miles, 2,428 acres
- [Goose Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/ramsey-county/goose-lake) - 3.4 miles, 115 acres
- [Sunset Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/washington-county/sunset-lake) - 3.6 miles, 133 acres
- [Centerville Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/anoka-county/centerville-lake) - 4.1 miles, 474 acres
- [Pleasant Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/ramsey-county/pleasant-lake) - 4.5 miles, 607 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=45.11819,-93.01413)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=62000200)
- [All lakes in Ramsey County](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/ramsey-county)

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*Source: [MinneLakes.org](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/ramsey-county/bald-eagle-lake)*