---
type: lake
name: "Six Mile Lake"
county: "St. Louis"
nearest_town: "Eagles Nest"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 109
max_depth_ft: 22
latitude: 47.8323
longitude: -92.13475
lake_score: 25
dnr_lake_id: "69028300"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/six-mile-lake
---

# Six Mile Lake

Lake in St. Louis County, Minnesota, near Eagles Nest

- **Surface Area**: 109 acres
- **Max Depth**: 22 ft
- **Shoreline**: 3.1 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 5.9 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: No public access on record
- **Lake Score**: 25/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Six Mile Lake is a 109-acre lake near Eagles Nest in St. Louis County, Minnesota. It reaches 22 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 3.1 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 5.9 feet.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 8 fish species here, including northern pike, largemouth bass, bluegill, yellow perch, and rock bass. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2012.

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**: 8
- **Stocked**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 2012
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing

## Amenities

None on record

## Fish Species

Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, Yellow Perch, Rock Bass, Green Sunfish, Hybrid Sunfish, White Sucker

## Nearby Lakes

- [Five Mile Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/five-mile-lake) - 1 miles, 104 acres
- [Eagles Nest #2 Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/eagles-nest-2-lake) - 1.3 miles, 388 acres
- [Eagles Nest #1 Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/eagles-nest-1-lake) - 1.6 miles, 324 acres
- [Eagles Nest #3 Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/eagles-nest-3-lake) - 2.4 miles, 1,028 acres
- [Skeleton Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/skeleton-lake) - 2.5 miles, 63 acres
- [Armstrong Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/armstrong-lake) - 2.8 miles, 382 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=47.8323,-92.13475)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=69028300)
- [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/six-mile-lake)*