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Frequently Asked Questions About Cold Lake, MN
- How big is Cold Lake?
- How deep is Cold Lake?
- What kind of fish can you catch in Cold Lake?
- What are the closest cities to Cold Lake?
- Are there places to stay in the Cold Lake area?
- Are there places to eat and drink near Cold Lake?
- What is the average air temp for Cold Lake?
- Are there any state parks near Cold Lake?
How big is Cold Lake?
How deep is Cold Lake?
What kind of fish can you catch in Cold Lake?
Other fish species in the lake include White Sucker.
What are the closest cities to Cold Lake?
Are there places to stay in the Cold Lake area?
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Are there places to eat and drink near Cold Lake?
History & Status of the Fishery
Cold Lake is an 18-acre lake with a maximum depth of 17 feet located five miles west of Babbitt in central St. Louis County. To access the lake, there is 60 yard portage off a snowmobile trail on the northeast side of lake. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has classified Minnesota's lakes into 43 different types based on physical and chemical characteristics. Cold Lake is in lake class 14. Lakes in this lake class are very small in size (mean: 23 acres), shallow (mean maximum depth: 16 feet), have high amounts of area that are 15 feet or less in depth (mean area: 84%), and have very soft water.
Cold Lake has a very simple fish community with only two species sampled: northern pike and yellow perch. Northern pike are very abundant but small. Pike ranged in length from 17.0 inches to 22.2 inches with a mean length and weight of 19.7 inches and 1.60 pounds. They were made up of four year classes with the 2007 year class (age four) comprising 66% of the sampled pike.
Only two yellow perch were sampled and were 6.6 and 6.7 inches long.
What is the average air temp for Cold Lake?
Are there any state parks near Cold Lake?
For more Minnesota State Park information see our State Park Guide.
More Nearby Lakes To Explore
There's more lake's to explore around Cold Lake...| DISTANCE | ACRES | MAX DEPTH | |
| Joseph Lake | 0.5 mi | 76 | 23 ft |
| Spruce Lake | 1.1 mi | 42 | 7 ft |
| Arthur Lake | 1.2 mi | 71 | 19 ft |
| Isaac Lake | 1.7 mi | 96 | 54 ft |
| Blueberry Lake | 2.8 mi | 49 | 14 ft |
| Bear Island Lake | 3.1 mi | 2,362 | 62 ft |
| Holter Lake | 3.5 mi | 22 | 16 ft |
| Muckwa Lake | 3.8 mi | 147 | 8.5 ft |
| Bear Head Lake | 3.9 mi | 662 | 46 ft |
| Beaver Lake | 4.0 mi | 95 | 4 ft |
