---
type: lake
name: "Bell Lake"
county: "St. Louis"
nearest_town: "Cusson"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 110
latitude: 48.09629
longitude: -92.76104
lake_score: 26
dnr_lake_id: "69080500"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/bell-lake
---

# Bell Lake

Lake in St. Louis County, Minnesota, near Cusson

- **Surface Area**: 110 acres
- **Shoreline**: 1.9 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 4 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: No public access on record
- **Lake Score**: 26/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Bell Lake is an 110-acre lake near Cusson in St. Louis County, Minnesota. It has roughly 1.9 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 4 feet.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 8 fish species here, including northern pike, largemouth bass, black crappie, bluegill, pumpkinseed, and yellow perch. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2006.

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**: 8
- **Stocked**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 2006
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing

## Amenities

None on record

## Fish Species

Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Yellow Perch, Black Bullhead, Hybrid Sunfish

## Nearby Lakes

- [Moose Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/moose-lake) - 1.7 miles, 929 acres
- [Myrtle Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/myrtle-lake) - 4 miles, 876 acres
- [Clear Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/clear-lake) - 5.7 miles, 145 acres
- [Ban Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/ban-lake) - 6 miles, 389 acres
- [Elephant Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/elephant-lake) - 6.7 miles, 728 acres
- [Kjostad Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/kjostad-lake) - 7.3 miles, 437 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=48.09629,-92.76104)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=69080500)
- [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/bell-lake)*