---
type: lake
name: "Long Lake"
county: "St. Louis"
nearest_town: "Cotton"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 199
max_depth_ft: 51
latitude: 47.1648
longitude: -92.30961
lake_score: 30
dnr_lake_id: "69049300"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/long-lake-cotton
---

# Long Lake

Lake in St. Louis County, Minnesota, near Cotton

- **Surface Area**: 199 acres
- **Max Depth**: 51 ft
- **Average Depth**: 16 ft
- **Shoreline**: 3.6 miles
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: No public access on record
- **Lake Score**: 30/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Long Lake is a 199-acre lake near Cotton in St. Louis County, Minnesota. It reaches 51 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 16 feet, and has roughly 3.6 miles of shoreline.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 10 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, largemouth bass, black crappie, bluegill, and pumpkinseed. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2003.

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.

## 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**: 2003
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing

## Amenities

None on record

## Fish Species

Walleye, Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Yellow Perch, Green Sunfish, White Sucker, Yellow Bullhead

## Nearby Lakes

- [Schubert Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/schubert-lake) - 3.2 miles, 212 acres
- [Cameron Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/cameron-lake) - 3.7 miles, 168 acres
- [Lower Comstock Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/lower-comstock-lake) - 4.4 miles, 160 acres
- [Strand Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/strand-lake) - 4.8 miles, 330 acres
- [Upper Comstock Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/upper-comstock-lake) - 5.6 miles, 267 acres
- [Dinham Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/dinham-lake) - 6 miles, 202 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=47.1648,-92.30961)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=69049300)
- [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/long-lake-cotton)*