---
type: lake
name: "Auto Lake"
county: "St. Louis"
nearest_town: "Virginia"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 97
max_depth_ft: 29
latitude: 47.67856
longitude: -92.63405
lake_score: 54
dnr_lake_id: "69073100"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/auto-lake
---

# Auto Lake

Lake in St. Louis County, Minnesota, near Virginia

- **Surface Area**: 97 acres
- **Max Depth**: 29 ft
- **Shoreline**: 2.8 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 11.3 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 54/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Auto Lake is a 97-acre lake near Virginia in St. Louis County, Minnesota. It reaches 29 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 2.8 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 11.3 feet, clearer than most lakes in the state.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 6 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, largemouth bass, bluegill, and yellow perch. 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 2021.

There is one public boat launch (concrete surface) managed by the Minnesota DNR.

## Access

- **Public access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Managed by**: Minnesota DNR
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 6
- **Stocked**: Yes
- **Last DNR survey**: 2021
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Paddling

## Amenities

Boat Ramp

## Fish Species

Walleye, Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, Yellow Perch, Hybrid Sunfish

## Nearby Lakes

- [Sand Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/sand-lake) - 2.1 miles, 779 acres
- [Fourteen Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/fourteen-lake) - 4.1 miles, 386 acres
- [Leander Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/leander-lake) - 5.6 miles, 252 acres
- [Clear Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/clear-lake-buhl) - 6.2 miles, 139 acres
- [Big Rice Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/big-rice-lake) - 6.8 miles, 1,917 acres
- [Dark Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/dark-lake) - 7.5 miles, 231 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=47.67856,-92.63405)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=69073100)
- [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/auto-lake)*