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Gunflint (Canada) Lake

Cook County · Near Grand Marais

2.88 mi²
area
200 ft
max depth
16.5 mi
shoreline

Gunflint is a large, deep lake near Grand Marais with a maximum depth of 200 feet. Its fairly open character means paddlers should expect windy and choppy conditions. With no portages required, you can paddle directly to Little Gunflint, Magnetic, and Lonely by open water. The lake offers five campsites and excellent fishing for lake trout, walleye, northern pike, and smallmouth bass, among other species.

Invasive species reported: spiny waterflea

Fish species (12)

bluegillburbotcisco specieslake troutnorthern pikerainbow smeltrock basssmallmouth basstullibee (cisco)walleyewhite suckeryellow perch

Sources

DNR fisheries survey data available for Gunflint (Canada) Lake. Bathymetric map available from the MN DNR.

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