---
type: lake
name: "Buck Lake"
county: "St. Louis"
nearest_town: "Burntside Lake"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 208
max_depth_ft: 19
latitude: 47.96621
longitude: -92.19047
lake_score: 16
dnr_lake_id: "69038100"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/buck-lake
---

# Buck Lake

Lake in St. Louis County, Minnesota, near Burntside Lake

- **Surface Area**: 208 acres
- **Max Depth**: 19 ft
- **Shoreline**: 6.1 miles
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: No public access on record
- **Lake Score**: 16/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Buck Lake is a 208-acre lake near Burntside Lake in St. Louis County, Minnesota. It reaches 19 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 6.1 miles of shoreline.

The DNR has no fish survey on file for this lake, so treat any fishing as exploratory.

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. 4 campgrounds are mapped close to the shoreline for overnight stays.

## Access

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

## Activities

Camping

## Amenities

Campground

## Fish Species

No DNR fish survey on file

## Nearby Lakes

- [Western Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/western-lake) - 0.6 miles, 131 acres
- [Chad Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/chad-lake) - 1.6 miles, 265 acres
- [Pine Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/pine-lake) - 3.3 miles, 830 acres
- [Cummings Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/cummings-lake) - 4.1 miles, 1,038 acres
- [Lunetta Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/lunetta-lake) - 4.4 miles, 100 acres
- [Niswi Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/niswi-lake) - 4.5 miles, 105 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=47.96621,-92.19047)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=69038100)
- [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/buck-lake)*