---
type: lake
name: "Dinham Lake"
county: "St. Louis"
nearest_town: "Melrude"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 202
max_depth_ft: 25
latitude: 47.22604
longitude: -92.4
lake_score: 49
dnr_lake_id: "69054400"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/dinham-lake
---

# Dinham Lake

Lake in St. Louis County, Minnesota, near Melrude

- **Surface Area**: 202 acres
- **Max Depth**: 25 ft
- **Average Depth**: 13 ft
- **Shoreline**: 3.4 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 4.2 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 49/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Dinham Lake is a 202-acre lake near Melrude in St. Louis County, Minnesota. It reaches 25 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 13 feet, and has roughly 3.4 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 4.2 feet.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 10 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, largemouth bass, black crappie, bluegill, and pumpkinseed. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2018.

There is one public boat launch (concrete surface) managed by the Minnesota DNR. Ice typically goes out around April 18, based on 11 years of DNR ice-out records.

## Access

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

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 10
- **Stocked**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 2018
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Boating, Paddling

## Amenities

Boat Ramp

## Fish Species

Walleye, Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Yellow Perch, Brown Bullhead, White Sucker, Yellow Bullhead

## Ice-Out

- **Median ice-out**: April 18
- **Years of record**: 11
- **Earliest**: 2024-03-15
- **Latest**: 2022-05-06

## Nearby Lakes

- [Cameron Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/cameron-lake) - 2.4 miles, 168 acres
- [Young Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/young-lake) - 2.7 miles, 132 acres
- [Morcom Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/morcom-lake) - 2.8 miles, 206 acres
- [Schubert Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/schubert-lake) - 3.2 miles, 212 acres
- [Strand Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/strand-lake) - 5.7 miles, 330 acres
- [Long Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/long-lake-cotton) - 6 miles, 199 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=47.22604,-92.4)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=69054400)
- [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/dinham-lake)*