---
type: lake
name: "Coe Lake"
county: "St. Louis"
nearest_town: "Makinen"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 54
max_depth_ft: 22
latitude: 47.37555
longitude: -92.32306
lake_score: 43
dnr_lake_id: "69056200"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/coe-lake
---

# Coe Lake

Lake in St. Louis County, Minnesota, near Makinen

- **Surface Area**: 54 acres
- **Max Depth**: 22 ft
- **Shoreline**: 1.3 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 4 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (gravel or earth)
- **Lake Score**: 43/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Coe Lake is a 54-acre lake near Makinen in St. Louis County, Minnesota. It reaches 22 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 1.3 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 4 feet.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 7 fish species here, including walleye, largemouth bass, black crappie, bluegill, and yellow perch. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2018.

There is one public boat launch (gravel or earth surface) managed by the Minnesota DNR.

## Access

- **Public access**: 1 public boat launch (gravel or earth)
- **Managed by**: Minnesota DNR
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 7
- **Stocked**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 2018
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Paddling

## Amenities

Boat Ramp, Carry-In Access

## Fish Species

Walleye, Largemouth Bass, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Yellow Perch, Hybrid Sunfish, White Sucker

## Nearby Lakes

- [Mud Hen Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/mud-hen-lake) - 1 miles, 161 acres
- [Section Fourteen Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/section-fourteen-lake) - 3.2 miles, 136 acres
- [Loon Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/loon-lake-aurora) - 3.3 miles, 271 acres
- [Lost Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/lost-lake-biwabik) - 4.4 miles, 124 acres
- [Long Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/long-lake-makinen) - 4.5 miles, 374 acres
- [Bass Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/bass-lake-biwabik) - 5.1 miles, 147 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=47.37555,-92.32306)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=69056200)
- [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/coe-lake)*