Lakes in St. Louis County, Minnesota

270 lakes in St. Louis County, ranked by Lake Score.

St. Louis County has 270 lakes in this directory covering about 496,830 acres of water. The largest is Rainy Lake at 210,200 acres, and the deepest on record is Sabin Lake (Embarrass Mine) at 465 feet. 118 have a public boat launch and 16 have a mapped swim beach.

The fish most often recorded in DNR surveys here are northern pike, yellow perch, walleye, bluegill, and black crappie.

Rainy Lake

St. Louis · International Falls210,200 acres

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Burntside Lake

St. Louis · Ely7,314 acres

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St. Louis River Estuary

St. Louis · Duluth10,255 acres

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Gilbert Pit

St. Louis · Gilbert243 acres

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Lake Vermilion

St. Louis · Tower39,272 acres

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Bear Head Lake

St. Louis · Tower662 acres

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Birch Lake

St. Louis · Babbitt7,074 acres

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Ely Lake

St. Louis · Eveleth723 acres

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St. Mary's Lake

St. Louis · Spruce234 acres

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Lake Kabetogama

St. Louis · Ray24,034 acres

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Whiteface Reservoir

St. Louis · Markham4,567 acres

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Whitewater Lake

St. Louis · Hoyt Lakes1,212 acres

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All 270 lakes

Sorted by rank. Tap a lake for access, fish species and directions.

Lake	Acres	Max depth	Score
Rainy Lakenear International Falls	210,200	161 ft	89 out of 100 Lake Score
Burntside Lakenear Ely	7,314	126 ft	87 out of 100 Lake Score
St. Louis River Estuarynear Duluth	10,255	55 ft	82 out of 100 Lake Score
Gilbert Pitnear Gilbert	243	443 ft	82 out of 100 Lake Score
Lake Vermilionnear Tower	39,272	76 ft	80 out of 100 Lake Score
Bear Head Lakenear Tower	662	46 ft	77 out of 100 Lake Score
Birch Lakenear Babbitt	7,074	25 ft	75 out of 100 Lake Score
Ely Lakenear Eveleth	723	70 ft	75 out of 100 Lake Score
St. Mary's Lakenear Spruce	234	44 ft	75 out of 100 Lake Score
Lake Kabetogamanear Ray	24,034	80 ft	74 out of 100 Lake Score
Whiteface Reservoirnear Markham	4,567	35 ft	74 out of 100 Lake Score
Whitewater Lakenear Hoyt Lakes	1,212	73 ft	74 out of 100 Lake Score
Trout Lakenear Tower	7,425	98 ft	73 out of 100 Lake Score
Namakan Lakenear Ray	24,066	150 ft	71 out of 100 Lake Score
Pike Lakenear Hermantown	488	60 ft	71 out of 100 Lake Score
Shagawa Lakenear Ely	2,345	48 ft	70 out of 100 Lake Score
Miner's Pitnear Ely	141	140 ft	70 out of 100 Lake Score
Sturgeon Lakenear Chisholm	1,585	80 ft	69 out of 100 Lake Score
Fenske Lakenear Ely	108	43 ft	69 out of 100 Lake Score
Crane Lakenear Crane Lake	2,921	80 ft	68 out of 100 Lake Score
Loon Lakenear Aurora	271	85 ft	68 out of 100 Lake Score
Lac la Croixnear Ely	29,597	168 ft	67 out of 100 Lake Score
Eagles Nest #1 Lakenear Ely	324	76 ft	67 out of 100 Lake Score
Sand Point Lakenear Crane Lake	8,527	184 ft	66 out of 100 Lake Score
Mukooda Lakenear Crane Lake	774	78 ft	66 out of 100 Lake Score
Side Lakenear Chisholm	368	32 ft	66 out of 100 Lake Score
Low Lakenear Ely	316	40 ft	66 out of 100 Lake Score
Little Long Lakenear Ely	322	45 ft	65 out of 100 Lake Score
Fish Lake Flowagenear Duluth	3,259	36 ft	64 out of 100 Lake Score
Big Lakenear Ely	1,904	22 ft	64 out of 100 Lake Score
Echo Lakenear Buyck	1,142	10 ft	64 out of 100 Lake Score
Armstrong Lakenear Ely	382	34 ft	64 out of 100 Lake Score
Takucmich Lakenear Crane Lake	338	150 ft	64 out of 100 Lake Score
Cadotte Lakenear Fairbanks	294	18 ft	64 out of 100 Lake Score
Bear Island Lakenear Babbitt	2,362	62 ft	63 out of 100 Lake Score
Eagles Nest #2 Lakenear Ely	388	39 ft	63 out of 100 Lake Score
Little Trout Lakenear Crane Lake	272	95 ft	63 out of 100 Lake Score
Island Lakenear Goodland	222	65 ft	63 out of 100 Lake Score
Pelican Lakenear Orr	11,546	38 ft	62 out of 100 Lake Score
Grand Lakenear Twig	1,665	24 ft	62 out of 100 Lake Score
Black Duck Lakenear Ash Lake	1,250	30 ft	62 out of 100 Lake Score
Vermilion Rivernear Buyck	1,071	—	62 out of 100 Lake Score
Eagles Nest #3 Lakenear Soudan	1,028	49 ft	62 out of 100 Lake Score
Little Trout Lakenear Soudan	528	37 ft	62 out of 100 Lake Score
Elbow Lakenear Gheen	1,695	60 ft	61 out of 100 Lake Score
Nels Lakenear Ely	182	30 ft	61 out of 100 Lake Score
Silver Lakenear Virginia	46	29 ft	61 out of 100 Lake Score
St James Pitnear Aurora	124	381 ft	60 out of 100 Lake Score
Loon Lakenear Crane Lake	2,498	76 ft	59 out of 100 Lake Score
Iron Lakenear Winton	1,962	64 ft	59 out of 100 Lake Score
Johnson Lakenear Crane Lake	1,736	88 ft	59 out of 100 Lake Score
Elephant Lakenear Ash Lake	728	30 ft	59 out of 100 Lake Score
Colby Lakenear Hoyt Lakes	518	30 ft	59 out of 100 Lake Score
Embarrass Lakenear Biwabik	463	19 ft	59 out of 100 Lake Score
Kjostad Lakenear Buyck	437	50 ft	59 out of 100 Lake Score
Perch Lakenear Chisholm	344	30 ft	59 out of 100 Lake Score
Dewey Lakenear Side Lake	201	40 ft	59 out of 100 Lake Score
Gun Lakenear Crane Lake	184	135 ft	59 out of 100 Lake Score
Bass Lakenear Ely	169	36 ft	59 out of 100 Lake Score
Carey Lakenear Hibbing	145	14 ft	59 out of 100 Lake Score
Pfeiffer Lakenear Tower	60	26 ft	59 out of 100 Lake Score
Island Lake Reservoirnear Duluth	8,001	94 ft	58 out of 100 Lake Score
White Iron Lakenear Ely	3,237	47 ft	58 out of 100 Lake Score
Pleasant Lakenear Eveleth	335	33 ft	58 out of 100 Lake Score
Leora Lakenear Cotton	263	35 ft	58 out of 100 Lake Score
Twin Lakenear Ely	224	51 ft	58 out of 100 Lake Score
Spring Lakenear Crane Lake	219	60 ft	58 out of 100 Lake Score
Bass Lakenear Biwabik	147	35 ft	58 out of 100 Lake Score
Little Vermilion Lakenear Crane Lake	1,288	52 ft	57 out of 100 Lake Score
Myrtle Lakenear Orr	876	20 ft	57 out of 100 Lake Score
Stuart Lakenear Ely	776	40 ft	57 out of 100 Lake Score
Ash Lakenear International Falls	690	25 ft	57 out of 100 Lake Score
Caribou Lakenear Duluth	539	21 ft	57 out of 100 Lake Score
Wolf Lakenear Ely	289	28 ft	57 out of 100 Lake Score
Prairie Lakenear Flood Wood	794	47 ft	56 out of 100 Lake Score
Bassett Lakenear Fairbanks	403	21 ft	56 out of 100 Lake Score
Mitchell Lakenear Burntside	248	38 ft	56 out of 100 Lake Score
Dark Lakenear Buhl	231	31 ft	56 out of 100 Lake Score
Iron Chief Complex Lakenear Buhl	207	262 ft	56 out of 100 Lake Score
O'Leary Lakenear Crane Lake	202	52 ft	56 out of 100 Lake Score
Mud Lakenear Ely	176	27 ft	56 out of 100 Lake Score
Elbow Lakenear Iron Junction	169	22 ft	56 out of 100 Lake Score
White Lakenear Two Harbors	123	29 ft	56 out of 100 Lake Score
West Twin Lakenear Brookston	121	18 ft	56 out of 100 Lake Score
Ed Shave Lakenear Ely	90	17 ft	56 out of 100 Lake Score
Kinney Lakenear Kinney	45	160 ft	56 out of 100 Lake Score
Boulder Lakenear Duluth	3,260	18 ft	55 out of 100 Lake Score
Lake Agnesnear Crane Lake	1,045	30 ft	55 out of 100 Lake Score
Nichols Lakenear Payne	419	31 ft	55 out of 100 Lake Score
High Lakenear Ely	274	66 ft	55 out of 100 Lake Score
Little Stone Lakenear Two Harbors	169	17 ft	55 out of 100 Lake Score
Lost Lakenear Biwabik	124	44 ft	55 out of 100 Lake Score
East Twin Lakenear Ely	123	22 ft	55 out of 100 Lake Score
Cummings Lakenear Burntside Lake	1,038	41 ft	54 out of 100 Lake Score
Murphy Lakenear Central Lakes	354	24 ft	54 out of 100 Lake Score
Slim Lakenear Ely	312	49 ft	54 out of 100 Lake Score
Smith Lakenear Brimson	193	51 ft	54 out of 100 Lake Score
Sabin Lake (Embarrass Mine)near Aurora	156	465 ft	54 out of 100 Lake Score
Auto Lakenear Virginia	97	29 ft	54 out of 100 Lake Score
Ge-Be-On-Equat Lakenear Crane Lake	660	55 ft	53 out of 100 Lake Score
Jeanette Lakenear Buyck	612	15 ft	53 out of 100 Lake Score
Elliot Lakenear Eveleth	373	13 ft	53 out of 100 Lake Score
Wynne Lakenear Aurora	279	52 ft	53 out of 100 Lake Score
Upper Comstock Lakenear Whiteface	267	28 ft	53 out of 100 Lake Score
Long Lakenear Chisholm	259	36 ft	53 out of 100 Lake Score
Eugene Lakenear Crane Lake	181	64 ft	53 out of 100 Lake Score
Longyear Lakenear Chisholm	151	18 ft	53 out of 100 Lake Score
Indian Lakenear Two Harbors	57	19 ft	53 out of 100 Lake Score
Johnson Lakenear Ely	456	18 ft	52 out of 100 Lake Score
Ban Lakenear Orr	389	10 ft	52 out of 100 Lake Score
Winchester Lakenear Orr	319	50 ft	52 out of 100 Lake Score
Hustler Lakenear Crane Lake	277	74 ft	52 out of 100 Lake Score
Little Sturgeon Lakenear Chisholm	272	22 ft	52 out of 100 Lake Score
McQuade Lakenear Hibbing	173	21 ft	52 out of 100 Lake Score
Little Loon Lakenear Crane Lake	167	68 ft	52 out of 100 Lake Score
Locator Lakenear International Falls	133	52 ft	52 out of 100 Lake Score
South Twin Lakenear Aurora	118	48 ft	52 out of 100 Lake Score
Spring Lakenear Two Harbors	98	25 ft	52 out of 100 Lake Score
Joseph Lakenear Babbitt	76	23 ft	52 out of 100 Lake Score
Whisper Lakenear Ely	46	25 ft	52 out of 100 Lake Score
West Two Rivers Reservoirnear Mountain Iron	967	27 ft	51 out of 100 Lake Score
Lost Lakenear Peyla	752	20 ft	51 out of 100 Lake Score
Strand Lakenear Cotton	330	16 ft	51 out of 100 Lake Score
Sabin Lakenear Aurora	312	40 ft	51 out of 100 Lake Score
Grassy Lakenear Ely	257	15 ft	51 out of 100 Lake Score
Lower Comstock Lakenear Markham	160	30 ft	51 out of 100 Lake Score
Salo Lakenear Two Harbors	141	20 ft	51 out of 100 Lake Score
Janette Lakenear Goodland	133	23 ft	51 out of 100 Lake Score
Astrid Lakenear Buyck	120	30 ft	51 out of 100 Lake Score
Cruiser Lakenear Ray	118	91 ft	51 out of 100 Lake Score
One Pine Lakenear Ely	354	13 ft	50 out of 100 Lake Score
Pike River Flowagenear Tower	214	23 ft	50 out of 100 Lake Score
Mashkenode Lakenear Virginia	128	14 ft	50 out of 100 Lake Score
Everett Lakenear Ely	113	15 ft	50 out of 100 Lake Score
Moose Lakenear Orr	929	10 ft	49 out of 100 Lake Score
Pine Lakenear Soudan	830	18 ft	49 out of 100 Lake Score
Little Johnson Lakenear Crane Lake	566	28 ft	49 out of 100 Lake Score
Shell Lakenear Crane Lake	493	15 ft	49 out of 100 Lake Score
Wolf Lakenear Two Harbors	456	12 ft	49 out of 100 Lake Score
Morcom Lakenear Melrude	206	6 ft	49 out of 100 Lake Score
Dinham Lakenear Melrude	202	25 ft	49 out of 100 Lake Score
Lower Pauness Lakenear Crane Lake	171	36 ft	49 out of 100 Lake Score
West Sturgeon Lakenear Chisholm	117	31 ft	49 out of 100 Lake Score
Meander Lakenear Buyck	99	25 ft	49 out of 100 Lake Score
Big Moose Lakenear Ely	1,025	23 ft	48 out of 100 Lake Score
Long Lakenear Makinen	374	14 ft	48 out of 100 Lake Score
Peary Lakenear Kabetogama	116	15 ft	48 out of 100 Lake Score
Picket Lakenear Ely	68	9 ft	48 out of 100 Lake Score
Wild Rice Lakenear Duluth	2,372	11 ft	47 out of 100 Lake Score
Little Grand Lakenear Saginaw	176	58 ft	47 out of 100 Lake Score
Section Fourteen Lakenear Makinen	136	27 ft	47 out of 100 Lake Score
Oriniack Lakenear Tower	744	17 ft	46 out of 100 Lake Score
Upper Pauness Lakenear Crane Lake	192	15 ft	46 out of 100 Lake Score
Purvis Lakenear Ely	53	50 ft	46 out of 100 Lake Score
Bass Lakenear Soudan	244	17 ft	45 out of 100 Lake Score
Blueberry Lakenear Rothman	125	6 ft	45 out of 100 Lake Score
Flowagenear Duluth	112	15 ft	45 out of 100 Lake Score
Skeleton Lakenear Murray	63	18 ft	45 out of 100 Lake Score
Pine Lakenear Fairbanks	450	14 ft	44 out of 100 Lake Score
Chad Lakenear Burntside Lake	265	18 ft	44 out of 100 Lake Score
Alden Lakenear Duluth	190	29 ft	44 out of 100 Lake Score
Lake Marionnear Crane Lake	183	13 ft	44 out of 100 Lake Score
Fat Lakenear Crane Lake	108	50 ft	44 out of 100 Lake Score
Shoe Pack Lakenear Side Lake	42	22 ft	44 out of 100 Lake Score
Lynx Lakenear Crane Lake	291	85 ft	43 out of 100 Lake Score
Finger Lakenear Crane Lake	272	60 ft	43 out of 100 Lake Score
Thompson Lakenear Fredenberg	207	9 ft	43 out of 100 Lake Score
Half Moon Lakenear Peary	162	40 ft	43 out of 100 Lake Score
Canton Pitnear Belgrade (St. Louis)	161	286 ft	43 out of 100 Lake Score
Coe Lakenear Makinen	54	22 ft	43 out of 100 Lake Score
Big Lakenear Hoyt Lakes	808	30 ft	42 out of 100 Lake Score
Oyster Lakenear Ely	763	130 ft	42 out of 100 Lake Score
Mud Hen Lakenear Makinen	161	9 ft	42 out of 100 Lake Score
Beartrack Lakenear Crane Lake	156	55 ft	42 out of 100 Lake Score
Perch Lakenear Babbitt	100	13 ft	42 out of 100 Lake Score
Pauline Lakenear Buyck	63	25 ft	42 out of 100 Lake Score
Minister Lakenear Ely	56	16 ft	42 out of 100 Lake Score
Toe Lakenear Buyck	169	57 ft	41 out of 100 Lake Score
Silver Lakenear Cusson	129	28 ft	41 out of 100 Lake Score
North Twin Lakenear Aurora	65	40 ft	41 out of 100 Lake Score
Eagles Nest No. Four Lakenear Ely	178	49 ft	40 out of 100 Lake Score
Muckwa Lakenear Ely	147	9 ft	40 out of 100 Lake Score
Floodwood Lakenear Goodland	314	55 ft	39 out of 100 Lake Score
Lake Susannear Wakemup	276	10 ft	39 out of 100 Lake Score
Wolf Lakenear Tower	179	10 ft	39 out of 100 Lake Score
Otto Lakenear Hornby	154	27 ft	38 out of 100 Lake Score
Stone Lakenear Zim	143	12 ft	38 out of 100 Lake Score
Kelsey Lakenear Buyck	134	22 ft	38 out of 100 Lake Score
Crab Lakenear Ely	420	57 ft	37 out of 100 Lake Score
Picket Lakenear Buyck	317	23 ft	37 out of 100 Lake Score
Shoepack Lakenear International Falls	299	24 ft	37 out of 100 Lake Score
Little Lakenear Ely	71	24 ft	37 out of 100 Lake Score
Esquagama Lakenear Biwabik	453	90 ft	36 out of 100 Lake Score
Gun Lakenear Winton	341	57 ft	36 out of 100 Lake Score
Schultz Lakenear Fredenberg	210	48 ft	36 out of 100 Lake Score
Heritage Lakenear Crane Lake	207	43 ft	36 out of 100 Lake Score
Hobo Lakenear Ely	74	15 ft	36 out of 100 Lake Score
Big Rice Lakenear Britt	1,917	5 ft	35 out of 100 Lake Score
Long Lakenear Eveleth	150	33 ft	35 out of 100 Lake Score
South Hegman Lakenear Ely	118	55 ft	35 out of 100 Lake Score
Dovre Lakenear Crane Lake	116	17 ft	35 out of 100 Lake Score
Eagle Lakenear Arnold	113	8 ft	35 out of 100 Lake Score
Franklin Lakenear Crane Lake	156	18 ft	34 out of 100 Lake Score
Big Bear Lakenear Rollins	143	15 ft	34 out of 100 Lake Score
Bear Trap Lakenear Winton	121	38 ft	34 out of 100 Lake Score
Ramshead Lakenear Crane Lake	553	10 ft	33 out of 100 Lake Score
Bootleg Lakenear Burntside Lake	347	26 ft	33 out of 100 Lake Score
Boot Lakenear Winton	323	27 ft	33 out of 100 Lake Score
Pocket Lakenear Crane Lake	241	27 ft	33 out of 100 Lake Score
Agassa Lakenear Ely	72	9 ft	33 out of 100 Lake Score
Sand Lakenear Virginia	779	15 ft	32 out of 100 Lake Score
Nina Moose Lakenear Burntside Lake	411	6 ft	32 out of 100 Lake Score
Big Rice Lakenear Burntside Lake	403	5 ft	32 out of 100 Lake Score
Linwood Lakenear Markham	270	34 ft	32 out of 100 Lake Score
Rocky Lakenear Crane Lake	120	40 ft	32 out of 100 Lake Score
Briar Lakenear Palmers	79	21 ft	32 out of 100 Lake Score
Fourteen Lakenear Buhl	386	15 ft	31 out of 100 Lake Score
Merritt Lakenear Tower	198	8 ft	31 out of 100 Lake Score
Coxey Pondnear Burntside Lake	192	14 ft	31 out of 100 Lake Score
Gull Lakenear Winton	171	13 ft	31 out of 100 Lake Score
Green Lakenear Crane Lake	160	20 ft	31 out of 100 Lake Score
Fairy Lakenear Winton	109	19 ft	31 out of 100 Lake Score
Long Lakenear Crane Lake	478	18 ft	30 out of 100 Lake Score
Leander Lakenear Idington	252	45 ft	30 out of 100 Lake Score
Moose Lakenear Crane Lake	228	8 ft	30 out of 100 Lake Score
Long Lakenear Cotton	199	51 ft	30 out of 100 Lake Score
Angleworm Lakenear Winton	144	11 ft	30 out of 100 Lake Score
Gowan Lakenear Buyck	134	13 ft	30 out of 100 Lake Score
Barrs Lakenear Duluth	125	23 ft	30 out of 100 Lake Score
West Robinson Lakenear Ely	121	8 ft	30 out of 100 Lake Score
Rush Lakenear Winton	115	10 ft	30 out of 100 Lake Score
Lamb Lakenear Crane Lake	100	18 ft	30 out of 100 Lake Score
Lunetta Lakenear Burntside Lake	100	14 ft	30 out of 100 Lake Score
Aerie Lakenear Alborn	146	37 ft	29 out of 100 Lake Score
Seven Beaver Lakenear Toimi	1,414	5 ft	28 out of 100 Lake Score
Pequaywan Lakenear Rollins	425	33 ft	28 out of 100 Lake Score
Schubert Lakenear Cotton	212	24 ft	28 out of 100 Lake Score
Schelins Lakenear Independence (St. Louis)	161	23 ft	28 out of 100 Lake Score
Clear Lakenear Ely	113	24 ft	27 out of 100 Lake Score
Round Lakenear Toimi	327	6 ft	26 out of 100 Lake Score
Cedar Island Lakenear Biwabik	205	20 ft	26 out of 100 Lake Score
Manganika Lakenear Largo	168	24 ft	26 out of 100 Lake Score
Sinneeg Lakenear Winton	160	32 ft	26 out of 100 Lake Score
Chub Lakenear Ash Lake	126	15 ft	26 out of 100 Lake Score
Kabustasa Lakenear Orr	115	7 ft	26 out of 100 Lake Score
Bell Lakenear Cusson	110	—	26 out of 100 Lake Score
Clear Lakenear Buhl	139	24 ft	25 out of 100 Lake Score
Finberg Lakenear Hull	139	18 ft	25 out of 100 Lake Score
Six Mile Lakenear Eagles Nest	109	22 ft	25 out of 100 Lake Score
Cameron Lakenear Cotton	168	27 ft	24 out of 100 Lake Score
Putnam Lakenear Murray	141	11 ft	24 out of 100 Lake Score
Island Lakenear Side Lake	133	12 ft	24 out of 100 Lake Score
Shannon Lakenear Side Lake	133	11 ft	24 out of 100 Lake Score
Young Lakenear Melrude	132	10 ft	24 out of 100 Lake Score
Duck Lakenear Burntside Lake	119	5 ft	24 out of 100 Lake Score
Niswi Lakenear Burntside Lake	105	8 ft	24 out of 100 Lake Score
Five Mile Lakenear Murray	104	8 ft	24 out of 100 Lake Score
Coon Lakenear Bengal	101	9 ft	24 out of 100 Lake Score
Stone Lakenear Rollins	197	17 ft	23 out of 100 Lake Score
Sunset Lakenear Cook	308	6 ft	21 out of 100 Lake Score
Morgan Lakenear Duluth	104	11 ft	17 out of 100 Lake Score
Buck Lakenear Burntside Lake	208	19 ft	16 out of 100 Lake Score
Clear Lakenear Buyck	145	6 ft	15 out of 100 Lake Score
Western Lakenear Burntside Lake	131	12 ft	14 out of 100 Lake Score
Heikkilla Lakenear Embarrass	130	7 ft	13 out of 100 Lake Score
King Lakenear Rollins	318	8 ft	12 out of 100 Lake Score
Markham Lakenear Markham	229	29 ft	11 out of 100 Lake Score
Day Lakenear Lavinia (St. Louis)	124	15 ft	8 out of 100 Lake Score
Long Lakenear Twig	109	7 ft	8 out of 100 Lake Score
Heikkila Lakenear Cromwell	107	10 ft	8 out of 100 Lake Score

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many lakes are in St. Louis County, Minnesota?

This directory lists 270 lakes in St. Louis County — those of roughly 100 acres or more (plus smaller lakes with public access and a fishery) in the Minnesota DNR's LakeFinder records. The county has more small, unnamed and private basins that are not listed.

What is the largest lake in St. Louis County?

Rainy Lake is the largest at 210,200 acres, near International Falls.

What is the deepest lake in St. Louis County?

Sabin Lake (Embarrass Mine) has the greatest recorded depth at 465 feet.

What fish can you catch in St. Louis County lakes?

DNR surveys most often record northern pike, yellow perch, walleye, bluegill, and black crappie in St. Louis County lakes. A Minnesota fishing license is required for anglers 16 and older.