rainbow smelt Lakes in Minnesota

Found in 29 Minnesota lakes

Minnesota Lakes

Avg. Grade

Grade A Lakes

Counties

Best rainbow smelt Lakes in Minnesota

Rank	Lake	County	Grade	Clarity	Depth
1	Trout Lake	Cook	A	19 ft	77 ft
2	Pokegama Lake	Itasca	A	16 ft	112 ft
3	Hungry Jack Lake	Cook	A	18 ft	71 ft
4	Little Long Lake	St. Louis	A	21 ft	45 ft
5	Burntside Lake	St. Louis	A	16 ft	126 ft
6	Gunflint Lake	Cook	A	20 ft	200 ft
7	Bearskin Lake	Cook	A	21.3 ft	78 ft
8	Pokegama Lake	Itasca	A	57.4 ft	112 ft
9	Chester Lake	Cook	A	39 ft	—
10	Little Gunflint Lake	Cook	A	16.2 ft	200 ft
11	Iron Chief Complex Lake	St. Louis	A	24.5 ft	262.1 ft
12	Namakan Lake	St. Louis	B	11.5 ft	150 ft
13	Gilbert Pit Lake	St. Louis	B	11.5 ft	443 ft
14	Namakan Lake	St. Louis	C	8.2 ft	150 ft
15	Rainy Lake	St. Louis	C	9.5 ft	161 ft
16	Sand Point Lake	St. Louis	C	7.5 ft	184 ft
17	Namakan Lake	St. Louis	C	9.8 ft	150 ft
18	Rainy Lake	St. Louis	C	7.2 ft	161 ft
19	Rainy Lake	Koochiching	C	7.5 ft	161 ft
20	Lac la Croix Lake	St. Louis	C	8.6 ft	168 ft
21	Rainy Lake	Koochiching	D	3.6 ft	161 ft
22	Rainy Lake	St. Louis	D	5.9 ft	161 ft
23	Sand Point Lake	St. Louis	D	6.6 ft	184 ft
24	Rainy Lake	Koochiching	D	6.6 ft	161 ft
25	Rainy Lake	Koochiching	D	4.9 ft	161 ft
26	Rainy Lake	Koochiching	D	3.6 ft	161 ft
27	Sand Point Lake	St. Louis	D	5.9 ft	184 ft
28	Rainy Lake	Koochiching	D	5.2 ft	161 ft
29	Namakan Lake	St. Louis	D	4.1 ft	150 ft

rainbow smelt are found in 29 lakes in Minnesota. The average water quality grade of these lakes is B (Good).

The best rainbow smelt lakes in Minnesota by water quality are Trout Lake, Pokegama Lake, Hungry Jack Lake, Little Long Lake, Burntside Lake.