---
type: lake
name: "Cadotte Lake"
county: "St. Louis"
nearest_town: "Fairbanks"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 294
max_depth_ft: 18
latitude: 47.37938
longitude: -91.91115
lake_score: 64
dnr_lake_id: "69011400"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/cadotte-lake
---

# Cadotte Lake

Lake in St. Louis County, Minnesota, near Fairbanks

- **Surface Area**: 294 acres
- **Max Depth**: 18 ft
- **Average Depth**: 11 ft
- **Shoreline**: 3.7 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 10.5 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 64/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Cadotte Lake is a 294-acre lake near Fairbanks in St. Louis County, Minnesota. It reaches 18 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 11 feet, and has roughly 3.7 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 10.5 feet, clearer than most lakes in the state.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 5 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, bluegill, and yellow perch. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2020.

There is one public boat launch (concrete surface) managed by the US Forest Service and Minnesota DNR. OpenStreetMap shows a swim beach on or beside the lake. Cadotte Lake Recreation Area is mapped close to the shoreline for overnight stays. Ice typically goes out around April 23, based on 6 years of DNR ice-out records.

## Access

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

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 5
- **Stocked**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 2020
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Boating, Paddling, Swimming, Camping

## Amenities

Boat Ramp, Swim Beach, Campground

### Campgrounds

- Cadotte Lake Recreation Area

## Fish Species

Walleye, Northern Pike, Bluegill, Yellow Perch, White Sucker

## Ice-Out

- **Median ice-out**: April 23
- **Years of record**: 6
- **Earliest**: 2005-04-14
- **Latest**: 2008-05-04

## Nearby Lakes

- [Bassett Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/bassett-lake) - 0.7 miles, 403 acres
- [Salo Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/salo-lake) - 5.1 miles, 141 acres
- [Otto Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/otto-lake) - 5.2 miles, 154 acres
- [Murphy Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/murphy-lake) - 7.2 miles, 113 acres
- [Wolf Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/wolf-lake) - 7.2 miles, 456 acres
- [Indian Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/indian-lake) - 7.8 miles, 57 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=47.37938,-91.91115)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=69011400)
- [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/cadotte-lake)*