---
type: lake
name: "Coon Lake"
county: "St. Louis"
nearest_town: "Bengal"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 101
max_depth_ft: 9
latitude: 47.27416
longitude: -93.04663
lake_score: 24
dnr_lake_id: "69088500"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/coon-lake
---

# Coon Lake

Lake in St. Louis County, Minnesota, near Bengal

- **Surface Area**: 101 acres
- **Max Depth**: 9 ft
- **Average Depth**: 5 ft
- **Shoreline**: 1.9 miles
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: Public access on record
- **Lake Score**: 24/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Coon Lake is a 101-acre lake near Bengal in St. Louis County, Minnesota. It reaches 9 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 5 feet, and has roughly 1.9 miles of shoreline.

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

The DNR lists public water access for the lake; confirm the launch type before towing a trailer in.

## Access

- **Public access**: Public access on record
- **Managed by**: Not recorded
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Activities

Paddling

## Amenities

None on record

## Fish Species

No DNR fish survey on file

## Nearby Lakes

- [Little Island Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/little-island-lake) - 1.6 miles, 119 acres
- [Helen Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/helen-lake) - 2.2 miles, 158 acres
- [Janette Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/janette-lake) - 2.8 miles, 133 acres
- [Island Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/island-lake) - 3.4 miles, 222 acres
- [Beauty Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/beauty-lake) - 3.7 miles, 216 acres
- [Hart Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/hart-lake) - 4.9 miles, 328 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=47.27416,-93.04663)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=69088500)
- [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/coon-lake)*