---
type: lake
name: "Island Lake"
county: "St. Louis"
nearest_town: "Goodland"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 222
max_depth_ft: 65
latitude: 47.22609
longitude: -93.03093
lake_score: 63
dnr_lake_id: "69088900"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/island-lake
---

# Island Lake

Lake in St. Louis County, Minnesota, near Goodland

- **Surface Area**: 222 acres
- **Max Depth**: 65 ft
- **Shoreline**: 5.2 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 14.5 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 63/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Island Lake is a 222-acre lake near Goodland in St. Louis County, Minnesota. It reaches 65 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 5.2 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 14.5 feet, clearer than most lakes in the state.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 8 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, largemouth bass, black crappie, bluegill, and pumpkinseed. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2015.

There is one public boat launch (concrete surface) managed by the Minnesota DNR. Ice typically goes out around April 27, based on 37 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**: 8
- **Stocked**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 2015
- **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, Hybrid Sunfish

## Ice-Out

- **Median ice-out**: April 27
- **Years of record**: 37
- **Earliest**: 2000-04-05
- **Latest**: 1996-05-08

## Nearby Lakes

- [Janette Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/janette-lake) - 1 miles, 133 acres
- [Finberg Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/finberg-lake) - 2 miles, 139 acres
- [Beauty Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/beauty-lake) - 2.4 miles, 216 acres
- [Helen Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/helen-lake) - 2.8 miles, 158 acres
- [Little Island Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/little-island-lake) - 3.3 miles, 119 acres
- [Coon Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/coon-lake) - 3.4 miles, 101 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=47.22609,-93.03093)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=69088900)
- [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/island-lake)*