Lac la Croix (Canada) Lake
St. Louis County · Near Ely
24.9 mi²
area
168 ft
max depth
239.3 mi
shoreline
Lac la Croix is a massive 13,662-acre lake near Ely with depths to 168 feet and 76 campsites. The lake's extensive shallow, weedy bays provide excellent fish habitat for walleye, northern pike, lake trout, smallmouth bass, and other species. As a large, open lake exposed to wind, it can be windbound in strong weather. Access involves portages ranging from 8 rods (easy) to 327 rods (strenuous), with open-water connections to Toe, Bottle, Agnes, Yabut, Wabang, and Arch.
Invasive species reported: spiny waterflea
Fish species (12)
burbotlake troutlake whitefishnorthern pikerainbow smeltrock basssaugersmallmouth basstullibee (cisco)walleyewhite suckeryellow perch
Portages (10)
- unnamed connection · 69 rods
- Iron (Canada) · 327 rods
- Lac la Croix (Canada) · 68 rods
- Toe · 15 rods
- Kelsey · 32 rods
- Toe · 73 rods
- Loon (Canada) · 31 rods
- unnamed connection · 18 rods
- Gun · 89 rods
- Takucmich · 16 rods
Sources
DNR fisheries survey data available for Lac la Croix (Canada) Lake. Bathymetric map available from the MN DNR.