How many lakes are in the Boundary Waters Area area?

The Boundary Waters Area area has 457 graded lakes with an average water quality grade of C (Fair). 118 lakes have Grade A water quality.

Boundary Waters Area

Lakes near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness — some of the cleanest, most pristine lakes in North America.

457

Lakes

Avg Grade

118

Grade A Lakes

272

With Fish Data

Lake	County	Grade	Clarity	Depth	Fish
Clearwater Lake	Cook	A	30 ft	65 ft	0
Clearwater Lake	Lake	A	18 ft	46 ft	0
Birch Lake	Cook	A	18 ft	69 ft	3
Round Lake	Cook	A	16.5 ft	45 ft	5
Pike Lake	Cook	A	17.8 ft	45 ft	7
Pike Lake	St. Louis	A	18 ft	60 ft	9
Sunshine Lake	St. Louis	A	20 ft	37 ft	0
Trout Lake	Cook	A	19 ft	77 ft	6
Eddy Lake	Lake	A	16.5 ft	95 ft	0
Bear Lake	Lake	A	17.4 ft	31 ft	4
Jenny Lake	Lake	A	15.5 ft	93 ft	0
Tofte Lake	Lake	A	18.5 ft	73 ft	3
Eagles Nest Lake	St. Louis	A	15.5 ft	49 ft	9
Mukooda Lake	St. Louis	A	16.6 ft	78 ft	14
Gull Lake	Cook	A	16.4 ft	—	0
Silver Lake	St. Louis	A	19.3 ft	29 ft	10
Knife Lake	Lake	A	20 ft	—	0
Majestic Lake	St. Louis	A	15.7 ft	51 ft	0
Schultz Lake	St. Louis	A	15.5 ft	48 ft	11
Hanson Lake	Lake	A	16 ft	100 ft	6
Smith Lake	St. Louis	A	15 ft	51 ft	12
Hungry Jack Lake	Cook	A	18 ft	71 ft	9
Pine Lake	Cook	A	18 ft	113 ft	10
Little Armstrong Lake	St. Louis	A	15.5 ft	26 ft	2
Little Long Lake	St. Louis	A	21 ft	45 ft	11
Rose Lake	St. Louis	A	—	31 ft	0
Leo Lake	Cook	A	15 ft	28 ft	3
Duncan Lake	Cook	A	22 ft	130 ft	5
Boot Lake	Lake	A	16.5 ft	83 ft	0
Lone Lake	Cook	A	21 ft	—	0
Burntside Lake	St. Louis	A	16 ft	126 ft	15
Ahsub Lake	Lake	A	18 ft	78 ft	6
Mayhew Lake	Cook	A	20.6 ft	84 ft	8
Armstrong Lake	St. Louis	A	16.2 ft	34 ft	10
Loon Lake	Cook	A	18 ft	202 ft	10
Loon Lake	St. Louis	A	21.7 ft	—	0
Dumbbell Lake	Lake	A	15.8 ft	40 ft	6
Lost Lake	St. Louis	A	23 ft	44 ft	8
Missionary Lake	Lake	A	17 ft	71 ft	0
St James Pit Lake	St. Louis	A	47.6 ft	381 ft	5
Kekekabic Lake	Lake	A	19.3 ft	130 ft	0
Majestic Lake	St. Louis	A	17.1 ft	51 ft	0
St. Marys Lake	St. Louis	A	16.8 ft	44 ft	14
Deep Lake	St. Louis	A	17.2 ft	50 ft	10
Dix Lake	Lake	A	15.7 ft	—	0
Sabin Lake	St. Louis	A	35 ft	52 ft	10
Gunflint Lake	Cook	A	20 ft	200 ft	12
St. Mary'S Lake	St. Louis	A	15 ft	44 ft	14
Ely Lake	St. Louis	A	16 ft	70 ft	14
Joe Martin Lake	St. Louis	A	36.7 ft	77 ft	8
Kemo Lake	Cook	A	17 ft	65 ft	3
Flour Lake	Cook	A	18.5 ft	75 ft	9
Ahmakose Lake	Lake	A	18.5 ft	68 ft	0
Vera Lake	Lake	A	19 ft	55 ft	0
Cherry Lake	Lake	A	22 ft	30 ft	0
Ester Lake	Lake	A	18.5 ft	110 ft	8
Cruiser Lake	St. Louis	A	25.4 ft	91 ft	2
Bearskin Lake	Cook	A	21.3 ft	78 ft	9
Kek Lake	Lake	A	19.5 ft	130 ft	0
Topaz Lake	Lake	A	17.5 ft	110 ft	4
Peter Lake	Cook	A	22.5 ft	120 ft	4
Kekekabic Pond 3	Lake	A	18 ft	—	0
Gijikiki Lake	Lake	A	19.3 ft	70 ft	0
Canoe Lake	Cook	A	20.5 ft	40 ft	4
Amoeber Lake	Lake	A	18 ft	110 ft	4
Indiana Lake	Lake	A	15 ft	31 ft	7
Su18 Lake	Cook	A	38.7 ft	—	0
Mcfarland Lake	Cook	A	17 ft	—	4
Chester Lake	Cook	A	39 ft	—	3
Whitewater Lake	St. Louis	A	15.4 ft	73 ft	15
Su19 Lake	Cook	A	37.7 ft	—	0
Divide Lake	Lake	A	33.2 ft	—	3
Parent Lake	Lake	A	23 ft	50 ft	9
Aerie Lake	St. Louis	A	37.7 ft	—	0
Meander Lake	St. Louis	A	27.9 ft	—	4
16-0023-00 Lake	Cook	A	17 ft	35 ft	3
Dunnigan Lake	Lake	A	33.2 ft	—	5
Little Gunflint Lake	Cook	A	16.2 ft	200 ft	12
Rog Lake	Cook	A	26.2 ft	40 ft	4
16-0524-00 Lake	Cook	A	15 ft	142 ft	4
Superior Lake	Cook	A	15.1 ft	—	0
Superior Lake	St. Louis	A	—	—	0
38-0502-00 Lake	Lake	A	21 ft	59 ft	0
Iron Chief Complex Lake	St. Louis	A	24.5 ft	262.1 ft	3
West Pike Lake	Cook	A	19 ft	120 ft	5
Little Sandy Lake	St. Louis	A	—	—	0
Cramer Lake	Lake	A	—	4 ft	5
Cabin Lake	Lake	A	—	3 ft	3
Ls94 Lake	Lake	A	—	—	0
Suseq32a Lake	St. Louis	A	—	—	0
Seq044a Lake	Lake	A	—	—	0
Suseq44a Lake	Lake	A	—	—	0
Seq032a Lake	St. Louis	A	—	—	0
Lost Lake	St. Louis	A	15.1 ft	—	0
Taylor Lake Deep	Cook	A	10.6 ft	—	0
Trout Lake Deep	Cook	A	10.7 ft	—	0
Island Lake	St. Louis	A	14.5 ft	65 ft	8
George Lake	St. Louis	A	14.3 ft	18 ft	1
Pleasant Lake	St. Louis	A	10 ft	33 ft	11
Poplar Lake	Cook	A	10.2 ft	30 ft	3