---
type: lake
name: "Moose Lake"
county: "St. Louis"
nearest_town: "Crane Lake"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 228
max_depth_ft: 8
latitude: 48.31473
longitude: -92.68888
lake_score: 30
dnr_lake_id: "69075000"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/moose-lake-crane-lake
---

# Moose Lake

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

- **Surface Area**: 228 acres
- **Max Depth**: 8 ft
- **Shoreline**: 3 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 6.3 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: No public access on record
- **Lake Score**: 30/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Moose Lake is a 228-acre lake near Crane Lake in St. Louis County, Minnesota. It reaches 8 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 3 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 6.3 feet.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 7 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, smallmouth bass, bluegill, pumpkinseed, and yellow perch. The DNR has stocking records for the lake, so check the stocking report for the most recent species and year classes. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2019.

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**: 7
- **Stocked**: Yes
- **Last DNR survey**: 2019
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing

## Amenities

None on record

## Fish Species

Walleye, Northern Pike, Smallmouth Bass, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Yellow Perch, White Sucker

## Nearby Lakes

- [Long Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/long-lake) - 1.8 miles, 478 acres
- [Lake Marion](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/lake-marion) - 2.2 miles, 183 acres
- [Franklin Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/franklin-lake) - 3.6 miles, 156 acres
- [Little Johnson Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/little-johnson-lake) - 3.8 miles, 566 acres
- [Johnson Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/johnson-lake) - 4.6 miles, 1,736 acres
- [Spring Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/spring-lake) - 4.8 miles, 219 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=48.31473,-92.68888)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=69075000)
- [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/moose-lake-crane-lake)*