---
type: lake
name: "O'Leary Lake"
county: "St. Louis"
nearest_town: "Crane Lake"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 202
max_depth_ft: 52
latitude: 48.41566
longitude: -92.53611
lake_score: 56
dnr_lake_id: "69068500"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/o-leary-lake
---

# O'Leary Lake

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

- **Surface Area**: 202 acres
- **Max Depth**: 52 ft
- **Average Depth**: 25 ft
- **Shoreline**: 2.5 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 18.5 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: Public access on record
- **Lake Score**: 56/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

O'Leary Lake is a 202-acre lake near Crane Lake in St. Louis County, Minnesota. It reaches 52 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 25 feet, and has roughly 2.5 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 18.5 feet, which is exceptionally clear for Minnesota.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 9 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, bluegill, and pumpkinseed. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2016.

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**: 9
- **Stocked**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 2016
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Paddling

## Amenities

None on record

## Fish Species

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

## Nearby Lakes

- [Little Trout Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/little-trout-lake-crane-lake) - 1.5 miles, 272 acres
- [Sand Point Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/sand-point-lake) - 3.5 miles, 8,527 acres
- [Spring Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/spring-lake) - 5.3 miles, 219 acres
- [Johnson Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/johnson-lake) - 5.6 miles, 1,736 acres
- [Namakan Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/namakan-lake) - 5.8 miles, 24,066 acres
- [Mukooda Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/mukooda-lake) - 5.9 miles, 774 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=48.41566,-92.53611)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=69068500)
- [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/o-leary-lake)*