---
type: lake
name: "Upper Comstock Lake"
county: "St. Louis"
nearest_town: "Whiteface"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 267
max_depth_ft: 28
latitude: 47.21966
longitude: -92.22286
lake_score: 53
dnr_lake_id: "69041201"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/upper-comstock-lake
---

# Upper Comstock Lake

Lake in St. Louis County, Minnesota, near Whiteface

- **Surface Area**: 267 acres
- **Max Depth**: 28 ft
- **Average Depth**: 12 ft
- **Shoreline**: 3 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 5.4 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (gravel or earth)
- **Lake Score**: 53/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Upper Comstock Lake is a 267-acre lake near Whiteface in St. Louis County, Minnesota. It reaches 28 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 12 feet, and has roughly 3 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 5.4 feet.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 14 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, black crappie, and bluegill. 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.

There is one public boat launch (gravel or earth surface) managed by the Minnesota DNR.

## Access

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

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 14
- **Stocked**: Yes
- **Last DNR survey**: 2024
- **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, Channel Catfish, Black Bullhead, Brown Bullhead, Shorthead Redhorse, White Sucker, Yellow Bullhead

## Nearby Lakes

- [Lower Comstock Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/lower-comstock-lake) - 1.2 miles, 160 acres
- [Schubert Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/schubert-lake) - 5.4 miles, 212 acres
- [Long Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/long-lake-cotton) - 5.6 miles, 199 acres
- [Cameron Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/cameron-lake) - 6.4 miles, 168 acres
- [Whiteface Reservoir](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/whiteface-reservoir) - 6.9 miles, 4,567 acres
- [Morcom Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/morcom-lake) - 6.9 miles, 206 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=47.21966,-92.22286)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=69041201)
- [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/upper-comstock-lake)*