---
type: lake
name: "Spring Lake"
county: "St. Louis"
nearest_town: "Crane Lake"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 219
max_depth_ft: 60
latitude: 48.37139
longitude: -92.63008
lake_score: 58
dnr_lake_id: "69076100"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/spring-lake
---

# Spring Lake

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

- **Surface Area**: 219 acres
- **Max Depth**: 60 ft
- **Average Depth**: 33 ft
- **Shoreline**: 4.5 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 13.7 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: Public access on record
- **Lake Score**: 58/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Spring Lake is a 219-acre lake near Crane Lake in St. Louis County, Minnesota. It reaches 60 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 33 feet, and has roughly 4.5 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 13.7 feet, clearer than most lakes in the state.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 9 fish species here, including northern pike, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, yellow perch, tullibee (cisco), and lake whitefish. The DNR has stocking records for the lake, so check the stocking report for the most recent species and year classes. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2024.

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**: Yes
- **Last DNR survey**: 2024
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Paddling

## Amenities

None on record

## Fish Species

Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Yellow Perch, Tullibee (Cisco), Lake Whitefish, Rock Bass, Green Sunfish, White Sucker

## Nearby Lakes

- [Little Johnson Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/little-johnson-lake) - 2.1 miles, 566 acres
- [Johnson Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/johnson-lake) - 2.3 miles, 1,736 acres
- [Moose Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/moose-lake-crane-lake) - 4.8 miles, 228 acres
- [Franklin Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/franklin-lake) - 5 miles, 156 acres
- [Little Trout Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/little-trout-lake-crane-lake) - 5.3 miles, 272 acres
- [O'Leary Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/o-leary-lake) - 5.3 miles, 202 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=48.37139,-92.63008)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=69076100)
- [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/spring-lake)*