---
type: lake
name: "Barrs Lake"
county: "St. Louis"
nearest_town: "Duluth"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 125
max_depth_ft: 23
latitude: 47.05781
longitude: -91.9667
lake_score: 30
dnr_lake_id: "69013200"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/barrs-lake
---

# Barrs Lake

Lake in St. Louis County, Minnesota, near Duluth

- **Surface Area**: 125 acres
- **Max Depth**: 23 ft
- **Average Depth**: 11 ft
- **Shoreline**: 2.7 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 6 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: No public access on record
- **Lake Score**: 30/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Barrs Lake is a 125-acre lake near Duluth in St. Louis County, Minnesota. It reaches 23 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 11 feet, and has roughly 2.7 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 6 feet.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 9 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, largemouth bass, black crappie, bluegill, and pumpkinseed. 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 2009.

No public water access is on record with the DNR, so getting on the water generally depends on a resort, private landing or permission from a shoreline owner.

## Access

- **Public access**: No public access on record
- **Managed by**: Not recorded
- **Launch fee**: N/A

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 9
- **Stocked**: Yes
- **Last DNR survey**: 2009
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing

## Amenities

None on record

## Fish Species

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

## Nearby Lakes

- [Briar Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/briar-lake) - 1 miles, 79 acres
- [Spring Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/spring-lake-two-harbors) - 1.8 miles, 98 acres
- [Alden Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/alden-lake) - 3 miles, 190 acres
- [Thompson Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/thompson-lake) - 4.9 miles, 207 acres
- [Smith Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/smith-lake) - 7 miles, 193 acres
- [Eagle Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/eagle-lake) - 8.7 miles, 113 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=47.05781,-91.9667)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=69013200)
- [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/barrs-lake)*