deepest lake in MN?

[arctic_scrap1]

Aside from lake superior, whats the deepest lake in MN?

[Powerstroke]

I know Saganaga is over 200 feet deep.

[Hibbing]

I would guess it is one of the abandoned mine pits on the Range. I'm sure several of them are over 3-400 feet deep! Good question!

[JP Z]

Pennington Mine is 525'

[Wellesy]

I was thinking the mine pits as well.

[WCT]

I'm sure that one of the old mine pits is correct. I believe that the deepest inland natural lake is Gabimichigama(sp?) in the BWCA off the Gunflint Trail.

Old Sneller

[Eric Wettschreck]

Lime Lake in Avoca is a whopping 6 feet deep.

[Ole the Guide]

Oh! Now I know where to take my Mother-in-Law for our summer vacation! Ha-Ha! Just Kidding............HHhhhmmmm at least I think I was.....

Ole

[Hibbing]

What size jig would you have to use to get down 525 feet??

[walleyetighe]

can you imagine what would happen to a fish if you pulled it out of that deep of water?

[Jim43]

MN DNR Lakes and rivers data page on deepest waters

[Black_Bay]

That list excludes Lake Elmo which is about 140 feet.

[Jim43]

I`m sure this list excludes many deep lakes in the state.

[IFallsRon]

There's several very deep lakes around Park Rapids.

[colonel42]

We must be in a drought. The DNR says Upper Red is 18 feet deep. I have fished that lake for 20 years and never seen 18 feet. Unless it gets deeper on the Res side.

[End of the Line]

It also show Lake Superior under 1300. Its well known that its 1333.

[mnwildman]

Portsmouth Mine Pit near Crosby (450 feet and rising) this is from the DNR site

[JohnMickish]

Are mine pits considered lakes? I've never been to one, are they more than 10 acres in surface area?

[biggieroth]

Anyone ever fished any of these mine lakes? How did you do, do any of them have lakers in them?

[Biggerfish]

jpz is right. It is the deepest and also a mine pit.

[Bobb-o]

no, unfortunately they do not have lakers, however they do have rainbows and brookies, and some monster northerns and bass

[jwhjr]

We drive by the Portsmouth Mine Pit near Crosby on the way to my buddy's dads place and I've always heard it was deep. 450 ft qualifies as deep I guess .

[blkfrg]

Yawkey Pit near Cuyuna has some Lakers in it. Accidental stocking some years ago. I actually caught one last year, not real big, about 20", but definatly a Laker.

[Bobb-o]

never heard of Yawkey, i have always wondered why they never stocked fish such as lakers or stripers in these lakes as one would think that they would do well in them.

[Desperado]

there are some suprisingly deep holes in the St Croix river

I won't mention the deepest I've ever seen on the graph because someone would question the accuracy of the depth finder.