---
type: lake
name: "Stone Lake"
county: "St. Louis"
nearest_town: "Zim"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 143
max_depth_ft: 12
latitude: 47.28858
longitude: -92.55253
lake_score: 38
dnr_lake_id: "69068600"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/stone-lake-zim
---

# Stone Lake

Lake in St. Louis County, Minnesota, near Zim

- **Surface Area**: 143 acres
- **Max Depth**: 12 ft
- **Shoreline**: 2.8 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 3.5 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (gravel or earth)
- **Lake Score**: 38/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Stone Lake is a 143-acre lake near Zim in St. Louis County, Minnesota. It reaches 12 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 2.8 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 3.5 feet, so expect stained or algae-tinted water in summer.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 7 fish species here, including northern pike, pumpkinseed, and yellow perch. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2011.

There is one public boat launch (gravel or earth surface) managed by the township. Ice typically goes out around April 21, based on 9 years of DNR ice-out records.

## Access

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

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 7
- **Stocked**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 2011
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Boating, Paddling

## Amenities

Boat Ramp

## Fish Species

Northern Pike, Pumpkinseed, Yellow Perch, Black Bullhead, Brown Bullhead, White Sucker, Yellow Bullhead

## Ice-Out

- **Median ice-out**: April 21
- **Years of record**: 9
- **Earliest**: 2017-04-05
- **Latest**: 2013-05-09

## Nearby Lakes

- [Murphy Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/murphy-lake) - 2.8 miles, 354 acres
- [Elliot Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/elliot-lake) - 5.4 miles, 373 acres
- [Young Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/young-lake) - 5.7 miles, 132 acres
- [Half Moon Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/half-moon-lake) - 6.9 miles, 162 acres
- [Pleasant Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/pleasant-lake) - 7.9 miles, 335 acres
- [Long Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/long-lake-eveleth) - 7.9 miles, 150 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=47.28858,-92.55253)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=69068600)
- [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/stone-lake-zim)*