---
type: lake
name: "Young Lake"
county: "St. Louis"
nearest_town: "Melrude"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 132
max_depth_ft: 10
latitude: 47.24623
longitude: -92.44846
lake_score: 24
dnr_lake_id: "69063500"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/young-lake
---

# Young Lake

Lake in St. Louis County, Minnesota, near Melrude

- **Surface Area**: 132 acres
- **Max Depth**: 10 ft
- **Shoreline**: 2.6 miles
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: Public access on record
- **Lake Score**: 24/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Young Lake is a 132-acre lake near Melrude in St. Louis County, Minnesota. It reaches 10 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 2.6 miles of shoreline.

The DNR has no fish survey on file for this lake, so treat any fishing as exploratory.

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

## Activities

Paddling

## Amenities

None on record

## Fish Species

No DNR fish survey on file

## Nearby Lakes

- [Dinham Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/dinham-lake) - 2.7 miles, 202 acres
- [Murphy Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/murphy-lake) - 4.1 miles, 354 acres
- [Morcom Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/morcom-lake) - 4.2 miles, 206 acres
- [Elliot Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/elliot-lake) - 4.6 miles, 373 acres
- [Cameron Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/cameron-lake) - 5.1 miles, 168 acres
- [Stone Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/stone-lake-zim) - 5.7 miles, 143 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=47.24623,-92.44846)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=69063500)
- [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/young-lake)*