---
type: lake
name: "Niswi Lake"
county: "St. Louis"
nearest_town: "Burntside Lake"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 105
max_depth_ft: 8
latitude: 48.01814
longitude: -92.13241
lake_score: 24
dnr_lake_id: "69032200"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/niswi-lake
---

# Niswi Lake

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

- **Surface Area**: 105 acres
- **Max Depth**: 8 ft
- **Shoreline**: 3.5 miles
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: Public access on record
- **Lake Score**: 24/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Niswi Lake is a 105-acre lake near Burntside Lake in St. Louis County, Minnesota. It reaches 8 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 3.5 miles of shoreline.

The DNR has no fish survey on file for this lake, so treat any fishing as exploratory.

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**: US Forest Service
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Activities

Paddling

## Amenities

None on record

## Fish Species

No DNR fish survey on file

## Nearby Lakes

- [Cummings Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/cummings-lake) - 2 miles, 1,038 acres
- [Big Moose Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/big-moose-lake) - 2.9 miles, 1,025 acres
- [Bootleg Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/bootleg-lake) - 3.7 miles, 347 acres
- [Western Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/western-lake) - 4.4 miles, 131 acres
- [Buck Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/buck-lake) - 4.5 miles, 208 acres
- [Lunetta Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/lunetta-lake) - 4.6 miles, 100 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=48.01814,-92.13241)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=69032200)
- [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/niswi-lake)*