---
type: lake
name: "Cedar Island Lake"
county: "St. Louis"
nearest_town: "Biwabik"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 205
max_depth_ft: 20
latitude: 47.49723
longitude: -92.34295
lake_score: 26
dnr_lake_id: "69056800"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/cedar-island-lake
---

# Cedar Island Lake

Lake in St. Louis County, Minnesota, near Biwabik

- **Surface Area**: 205 acres
- **Max Depth**: 20 ft
- **Shoreline**: 7.8 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 3 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: No public access on record
- **Lake Score**: 26/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Cedar Island Lake is a 205-acre lake near Biwabik in St. Louis County, Minnesota. It reaches 20 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 7.8 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 3 feet, so expect stained or algae-tinted water in summer.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 13 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, black crappie, bluegill, pumpkinseed, and yellow perch. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2018.

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**: 13
- **Stocked**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 2018
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing

## Amenities

None on record

## Fish Species

Walleye, Northern Pike, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Yellow Perch, Channel Catfish, Rock Bass, Black Bullhead, Brown Bullhead, Shorthead Redhorse, White Sucker, Yellow Bullhead

## Nearby Lakes

- [Embarrass Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/embarrass-lake) - 2.1 miles, 463 acres
- [Esquagama Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/esquagama-lake) - 2.2 miles, 453 acres
- [Canton Pit](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/canton-pit) - 2.8 miles, 161 acres
- [Bass Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/bass-lake-biwabik) - 3.4 miles, 147 acres
- [Sabin Lake (Embarrass Mine)](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/sabin-lake-embarrass-mine) - 4 miles, 156 acres
- [Lost Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/lost-lake-biwabik) - 4.4 miles, 124 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=47.49723,-92.34295)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=69056800)
- [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/cedar-island-lake)*