---
type: lake
name: "One Pine Lake"
county: "St. Louis"
nearest_town: "Ely"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 354
max_depth_ft: 13
latitude: 47.81066
longitude: -91.8755
lake_score: 50
dnr_lake_id: "69006100"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/one-pine-lake
---

# One Pine Lake

Lake in St. Louis County, Minnesota, near Ely

- **Surface Area**: 354 acres
- **Max Depth**: 13 ft
- **Shoreline**: 4.6 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 4.7 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (gravel or earth)
- **Lake Score**: 50/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

One Pine Lake is a 354-acre lake near Ely in St. Louis County, Minnesota. It reaches 13 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 4.6 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 4.7 feet.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 13 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, black crappie, and bluegill. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2023.

There is one public boat launch (gravel or earth surface) managed by the US Forest Service.

## Access

- **Public access**: 1 public boat launch (gravel or earth)
- **Managed by**: US Forest Service
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 13
- **Stocked**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 2023
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Boating, Paddling

## Amenities

Boat Ramp

## Fish Species

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

## Nearby Lakes

- [Blueberry Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/blueberry-lake) - 1.2 miles, 125 acres
- [Johnson Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/johnson-lake-ely) - 1.9 miles, 456 acres
- [Little Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/little-lake) - 3.2 miles, 71 acres
- [Birch Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/birch-lake) - 3.5 miles, 7,074 acres
- [Perch Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/perch-lake-babbitt) - 3.8 miles, 100 acres
- [Mitchell Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/mitchell-lake) - 3.9 miles, 248 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=47.81066,-91.8755)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=69006100)
- [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/one-pine-lake)*