---
type: lake
name: "Eagles Nest No. Four Lake"
county: "St. Louis"
nearest_town: "Ely"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 178
max_depth_ft: 49
latitude: 47.82854
longitude: -92.06061
lake_score: 40
dnr_lake_id: "69021800"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/eagles-nest-no-four-lake
---

# Eagles Nest No. Four Lake

Lake in St. Louis County, Minnesota, near Ely

- **Surface Area**: 178 acres
- **Max Depth**: 49 ft
- **Shoreline**: 5.1 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 15 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: No public access on record
- **Lake Score**: 40/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Eagles Nest No. Four Lake is a 178-acre lake near Ely in St. Louis County, Minnesota. It reaches 49 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 5.1 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 15 feet, which is exceptionally clear for Minnesota.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 10 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, smallmouth bass, black crappie, bluegill, and pumpkinseed. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2013.

No public water access is on record with the DNR, so getting on the water generally depends on a resort, private landing or permission from a shoreline owner. Ice typically goes out around April 28, based on 12 years of DNR ice-out records.

## Access

- **Public access**: No public access on record
- **Managed by**: Not recorded
- **Launch fee**: N/A

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 10
- **Stocked**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 2013
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing

## Amenities

None on record

## Fish Species

Walleye, Northern Pike, Smallmouth Bass, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Yellow Perch, Rock Bass, Hybrid Sunfish, White Sucker

## Ice-Out

- **Median ice-out**: April 28
- **Years of record**: 12
- **Earliest**: 2021-04-14
- **Latest**: 2013-05-13

## Nearby Lakes

- [Armstrong Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/armstrong-lake) - 1.7 miles, 382 acres
- [Eagles Nest #3 Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/eagles-nest-3-lake) - 1.7 miles, 1,028 acres
- [Eagles Nest #1 Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/eagles-nest-1-lake) - 1.9 miles, 324 acres
- [West Robinson Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/west-robinson-lake) - 2.1 miles, 121 acres
- [Clear Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/clear-lake-ely) - 2.2 miles, 113 acres
- [Purvis Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/purvis-lake) - 2.4 miles, 53 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=47.82854,-92.06061)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=69021800)
- [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-no-four-lake)*