Steep Lake
St. Louis County · Near Crane Lake
0.15 mi²
area
40 ft
max depth
4.2 mi
shoreline
1
campsites
11 ft
mean depth
Steep Lake is a 97-acre, sheltered lake near Crane Lake with a maximum depth of 40 feet. One campsite is available. Accessing the lake requires portaging from Eugene (41 rods, moderate difficulty) or from North (110 rods, hard). Fishing opportunities include cisco species, rock bass, green sunfish, and white sucker.
Fish species (4)
cisco speciesgreen sunfishrock basswhite sucker
Sources
DNR fisheries survey data available for Steep Lake. Bathymetric map available from the MN DNR.