Disappointment Lake
Lake County · Near Ely
1.40 mi²
area
54 ft
max depth
20.4 mi
shoreline
11
campsites
Disappointment Lake, an 894-acre lake near Ely with maximum depth of 54 feet, offers 11 campsites and good fishing for walleye, northern pike, smallmouth bass, and other species. Access is via portages from Ahsub (26 rods, easy), Parent (86 rods), or Snowbank (146 rods, hard). The lake connects by open water to Vivid Lake and provides typical Boundary Waters paddling conditions.
Fish species (6)
northern pikerock basssmallmouth basstullibee (cisco)walleyewhite sucker
Sources
DNR fisheries survey data available for Disappointment Lake. Bathymetric map available from the MN DNR.