---
type: lake
name: "Eagles Nest #3 Lake"
county: "St. Louis"
nearest_town: "Soudan"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 1028
max_depth_ft: 49
latitude: 47.81341
longitude: -92.09049
lake_score: 62
dnr_lake_id: "69028503"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/eagles-nest-3-lake
---

# Eagles Nest #3 Lake

Lake in St. Louis County, Minnesota, near Soudan

- **Surface Area**: 1,028 acres
- **Max Depth**: 49 ft
- **Shoreline**: 16.3 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 11.6 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 62/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Eagles Nest #3 Lake is a 1,028-acre lake near Soudan in St. Louis County, Minnesota. It reaches 49 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 16.3 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 11.6 feet, clearer than most lakes in the state.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 9 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, bluegill, and yellow perch. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2025.

There is one public boat launch (concrete surface) managed by the Minnesota DNR. Ice typically goes out around April 27, based on 19 years of DNR ice-out records.

## Access

- **Public access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Managed by**: Minnesota DNR
- **Launch fee**: Permit or fee required

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 9
- **Stocked**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 2025
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Boating, Paddling

## Amenities

Boat Ramp

## Fish Species

Walleye, Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Bluegill, Yellow Perch, Burbot, Rock Bass, White Sucker

## Ice-Out

- **Median ice-out**: April 27
- **Years of record**: 19
- **Earliest**: 2017-04-11
- **Latest**: 2013-05-13

## Nearby Lakes

- [Eagles Nest #1 Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/eagles-nest-1-lake) - 1.3 miles, 324 acres
- [Eagles Nest #2 Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/eagles-nest-2-lake) - 1.4 miles, 388 acres
- [Eagles Nest No. Four Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/eagles-nest-no-four-lake) - 1.7 miles, 178 acres
- [Skeleton Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/skeleton-lake) - 1.8 miles, 63 acres
- [Bear Head Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/bear-head-lake) - 2.1 miles, 662 acres
- [Six Mile Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/six-mile-lake) - 2.4 miles, 109 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=47.81341,-92.09049)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=69028503)
- [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/eagles-nest-3-lake)*