---
type: lake
name: "Long Lake"
county: "St. Louis"
nearest_town: "Crane Lake"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 478
max_depth_ft: 18
latitude: 48.3063
longitude: -92.72565
lake_score: 30
dnr_lake_id: "69076500"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/long-lake
---

# Long Lake

Lake in St. Louis County, Minnesota, near Crane Lake

- **Surface Area**: 478 acres
- **Max Depth**: 18 ft
- **Shoreline**: 8.4 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 21.2 ft
- **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 478-acre lake near Crane Lake in St. Louis County, Minnesota. It reaches 18 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 8.4 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 21.2 feet, which is exceptionally clear for Minnesota.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 4 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, and yellow perch. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2021.

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**: 4
- **Stocked**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 2021
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing

## Amenities

None on record

## Fish Species

Walleye, Northern Pike, Yellow Perch, White Sucker

## Nearby Lakes

- [Moose Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/moose-lake-crane-lake) - 1.8 miles, 228 acres
- [Lake Marion](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/lake-marion) - 2.8 miles, 183 acres
- [Chub Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/chub-lake) - 4.5 miles, 126 acres
- [Little Johnson Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/little-johnson-lake) - 4.9 miles, 566 acres
- [Franklin Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/franklin-lake) - 5.2 miles, 156 acres
- [Spring Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/spring-lake) - 6.3 miles, 219 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=48.3063,-92.72565)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=69076500)
- [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)*