---
type: lake
name: "Long Lake"
county: "St. Louis"
nearest_town: "Makinen"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 374
max_depth_ft: 14
latitude: 47.3111
longitude: -92.3201
lake_score: 48
dnr_lake_id: "69049500"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/long-lake-makinen
---

# Long Lake

Lake in St. Louis County, Minnesota, near Makinen

- **Surface Area**: 374 acres
- **Max Depth**: 14 ft
- **Average Depth**: 6 ft
- **Shoreline**: 6.6 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 2.4 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (gravel or earth)
- **Lake Score**: 48/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Long Lake is a 374-acre lake near Makinen in St. Louis County, Minnesota. It reaches 14 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 6 feet, and has roughly 6.6 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 2.4 feet, so expect stained or algae-tinted water in summer.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 11 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, largemouth bass, black crappie, bluegill, and pumpkinseed. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2016.

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

## Access

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

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 11
- **Stocked**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 2016
- **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, Black Bullhead, Brown Bullhead, White Sucker, Yellow Bullhead

## Nearby Lakes

- [Section Fourteen Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/section-fourteen-lake) - 1.3 miles, 136 acres
- [Mud Hen Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/mud-hen-lake) - 3.8 miles, 161 acres
- [Morcom Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/morcom-lake) - 4.3 miles, 206 acres
- [Coe Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/coe-lake) - 4.5 miles, 54 acres
- [Markham Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/markham-lake) - 4.9 miles, 229 acres
- [Elliot Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/elliot-lake) - 5.8 miles, 373 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=47.3111,-92.3201)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=69049500)
- [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-makinen)*