---
type: lake
name: "Alden Lake"
county: "St. Louis"
nearest_town: "Duluth"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 190
max_depth_ft: 29
latitude: 47.06148
longitude: -92.02993
lake_score: 44
dnr_lake_id: "69013100"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/alden-lake
---

# Alden Lake

Lake in St. Louis County, Minnesota, near Duluth

- **Surface Area**: 190 acres
- **Max Depth**: 29 ft
- **Average Depth**: 6 ft
- **Shoreline**: 4.1 miles
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: Public access on record
- **Lake Score**: 44/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Alden Lake is a 190-acre lake near Duluth in St. Louis County, Minnesota. It reaches 29 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 6 feet, and has roughly 4.1 miles of shoreline.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 11 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, black crappie, and bluegill. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2001.

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

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 11
- **Stocked**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 2001
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Paddling

## Amenities

None on record

## Fish Species

Walleye, Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Yellow Perch, Rock Bass, Shorthead Redhorse, White Sucker

## Nearby Lakes

- [Spring Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/spring-lake-two-harbors) - 1.5 miles, 98 acres
- [Thompson Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/thompson-lake) - 2.3 miles, 207 acres
- [Barrs Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/barrs-lake) - 3 miles, 125 acres
- [Briar Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/briar-lake) - 3.3 miles, 79 acres
- [Schultz Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/schultz-lake) - 6.7 miles, 210 acres
- [Boulder Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/boulder-lake) - 6.8 miles, 3,260 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=47.06148,-92.02993)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=69013100)
- [All lakes in St. Louis County](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county)

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*Source: [MinneLakes.org](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/alden-lake)*