---
type: lake
name: "Mitchell Lake"
county: "St. Louis"
nearest_town: "Burntside"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 248
max_depth_ft: 38
latitude: 47.85862
longitude: -91.92155
lake_score: 56
dnr_lake_id: "69011600"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/mitchell-lake
---

# Mitchell Lake

Lake in St. Louis County, Minnesota, near Burntside

- **Surface Area**: 248 acres
- **Max Depth**: 38 ft
- **Shoreline**: 5.1 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 15 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: Public access on record
- **Lake Score**: 56/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Mitchell Lake is a 248-acre lake near Burntside in St. Louis County, Minnesota. It reaches 38 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 5.1 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 15 feet, which is exceptionally clear for Minnesota.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 11 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, black crappie, and bluegill. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2011.

The DNR lists public water access for the lake; confirm the launch type before towing a trailer in.

## Access

- **Public access**: Public access on record
- **Managed by**: Not recorded
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 11
- **Stocked**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 2011
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Paddling

## Amenities

None on record

## Fish Species

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

## Nearby Lakes

- [Twin Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/twin-lake) - 2.2 miles, 224 acres
- [Johnson Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/johnson-lake-ely) - 3 miles, 456 acres
- [One Pine Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/one-pine-lake) - 3.9 miles, 354 acres
- [Shagawa Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/shagawa-lake) - 4.2 miles, 2,345 acres
- [Purvis Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/purvis-lake) - 4.7 miles, 53 acres
- [Miner's Pit](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/miner-s-pit) - 4.8 miles, 141 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=47.85862,-91.92155)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=69011600)
- [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/mitchell-lake)*