---
type: lake
name: "Elliot Lake"
county: "St. Louis"
nearest_town: "Eveleth"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 373
max_depth_ft: 13
latitude: 47.31211
longitude: -92.44353
lake_score: 53
dnr_lake_id: "69064200"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/elliot-lake
---

# Elliot Lake

Lake in St. Louis County, Minnesota, near Eveleth

- **Surface Area**: 373 acres
- **Max Depth**: 13 ft
- **Average Depth**: 7 ft
- **Shoreline**: 4.3 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 7.8 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (gravel or earth)
- **Lake Score**: 53/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Elliot Lake is a 373-acre lake near Eveleth in St. Louis County, Minnesota. It reaches 13 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 7 feet, and has roughly 4.3 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 7.8 feet.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 11 fish species here, including northern pike, largemouth bass, black crappie, bluegill, pumpkinseed, and yellow perch. Special fishing regulations apply to sunfish, and they override the statewide limits. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2018.

There is one public boat launch (gravel or earth surface) managed by the Minnesota DNR.

## Access

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

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 11
- **Stocked**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 2018
- **Special regulations**: Yes
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

### Special Regulations

- **Sunfish**: Daily limit five.

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Boating, Paddling

## Amenities

Boat Ramp

## Fish Species

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

## Nearby Lakes

- [Murphy Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/murphy-lake) - 2.6 miles, 354 acres
- [Young Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/young-lake) - 4.6 miles, 132 acres
- [Stone Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/stone-lake-zim) - 5.4 miles, 143 acres
- [Section Fourteen Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/section-fourteen-lake) - 5.4 miles, 136 acres
- [Morcom Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/morcom-lake) - 5.6 miles, 206 acres
- [Half Moon Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/half-moon-lake) - 5.7 miles, 162 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=47.31211,-92.44353)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=69064200)
- [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/elliot-lake)*