---
type: lake
name: "Dovre Lake"
county: "St. Louis"
nearest_town: "Crane Lake"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 116
max_depth_ft: 17
latitude: 48.27799
longitude: -92.4251
lake_score: 35
dnr_lake_id: "69060400"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/dovre-lake
---

# Dovre Lake

Lake in St. Louis County, Minnesota, near Crane Lake

- **Surface Area**: 116 acres
- **Max Depth**: 17 ft
- **Shoreline**: 2.5 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 5.5 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: Carry-in access only
- **Lake Score**: 35/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Dovre Lake is an 116-acre lake near Crane Lake in St. Louis County, Minnesota. It reaches 17 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 2.5 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 5.5 feet.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 2 fish species here, including northern pike and yellow perch. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2011.

Public access is carry-in only — plan on a canoe, kayak or small boat you can hand-launch. 3 campgrounds are mapped close to the shoreline for overnight stays.

## Access

- **Public access**: Carry-in access only
- **Managed by**: US Forest Service
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 2
- **Stocked**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 2011
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Paddling, Camping

## Amenities

Carry-In Access, Campground

## Fish Species

Northern Pike, Yellow Perch

## Nearby Lakes

- [Little Vermilion Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/little-vermilion-lake) - 0.6 miles, 1,288 acres
- [Crane Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/crane-lake) - 4.9 miles, 2,921 acres
- [Mukooda Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/mukooda-lake) - 5 miles, 774 acres
- [Loon Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/loon-lake) - 6 miles, 2,498 acres
- [Sand Point Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/sand-point-lake) - 7.3 miles, 8,527 acres
- [Echo Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/echo-lake) - 7.4 miles, 1,142 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=48.27799,-92.4251)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=69060400)
- [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/dovre-lake)*