---
type: lake
name: "Pleasant Lake"
county: "St. Louis"
nearest_town: "Eveleth"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 335
max_depth_ft: 33
latitude: 47.3949
longitude: -92.49058
lake_score: 58
dnr_lake_id: "69065500"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/pleasant-lake
---

# Pleasant Lake

Lake in St. Louis County, Minnesota, near Eveleth

- **Surface Area**: 335 acres
- **Max Depth**: 33 ft
- **Shoreline**: 5.8 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 11.5 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 58/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Pleasant Lake is a 335-acre lake near Eveleth in St. Louis County, Minnesota. It reaches 33 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 5.8 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 11.5 feet, clearer than most lakes in the state.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 11 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, largemouth bass, black crappie, bluegill, and pumpkinseed. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2021.

There is one public boat launch (concrete surface) managed by the Minnesota DNR. Ice typically goes out around April 25, based on 6 years of DNR ice-out records.

## Access

- **Public access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Managed by**: Minnesota DNR
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 11
- **Stocked**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 2021
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Boating, Paddling

## Amenities

Boat Ramp

## Fish Species

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

## Ice-Out

- **Median ice-out**: April 25
- **Years of record**: 6
- **Earliest**: 2015-04-14
- **Latest**: 2022-05-06

## Nearby Lakes

- [Half Moon Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/half-moon-lake) - 1.1 miles, 162 acres
- [St. Mary's Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/st-mary-s-lake) - 2.5 miles, 234 acres
- [Long Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/long-lake-eveleth) - 2.6 miles, 150 acres
- [Ely Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/ely-lake) - 3.9 miles, 723 acres
- [Gilbert Pit](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/gilbert-pit) - 6 miles, 243 acres
- [Elliot Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/elliot-lake) - 6.1 miles, 373 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=47.3949,-92.49058)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=69065500)
- [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/pleasant-lake)*