How many lakes are in the Lake Vermilion Area area?

The Lake Vermilion Area area has 208 graded lakes with an average water quality grade of C (Fair). 44 lakes have Grade A water quality.

Lake Vermilion Area

The Lake Vermilion area in northern Minnesota, premier walleye, musky, and smallmouth bass fishing.

Reviewed by LakeQuality Editorial Team · Updated Jul 5, 2026

208

Lakes

Avg Grade

Grade A Lakes

147

With Fish Data

Lake	County	Grade	Clarity	Depth	Fish
Sunshine Lake	St. Louis	A	20 ft	37 ft	0
Pike Lake	St. Louis	A	18 ft	60 ft	9
Eagles Nest Lake	St. Louis	A	15.5 ft	49 ft	9
Mukooda Lake	St. Louis	A	16.6 ft	78 ft	14
Silver Lake	St. Louis	A	19.3 ft	29 ft	10
Majestic Lake	St. Louis	A	15.3 ft	51 ft	0
Schultz Lake	St. Louis	A	15.5 ft	48 ft	11
Smith Lake	St. Louis	A	15 ft	51 ft	12
Little Armstrong Lake	St. Louis	A	15.5 ft	26 ft	2
Rose Lake	St. Louis	A	-	31 ft	0
Little Long Lake	St. Louis	A	21 ft	45 ft	11
Burntside Lake	St. Louis	A	16 ft	126 ft	15
Armstrong Lake	St. Louis	A	16.2 ft	34 ft	10
Lost Lake	St. Louis	A	23 ft	44 ft	8
Majestic Lake	St. Louis	A	17.1 ft	51 ft	0
Deep Lake	St. Louis	A	17.2 ft	50 ft	10
St James Pit Lake	St. Louis	A	47.6 ft	381 ft	5
St. Mary'S Lake	St. Louis	A	15 ft	44 ft	14
Ely Lake	St. Louis	A	17.1 ft	70 ft	14
Cruiser Lake	St. Louis	A	25.4 ft	91 ft	2
Superior Lake	St. Louis	A	-	-	0
Iron Chief Complex Lake	St. Louis	A	24.5 ft	262.1 ft	3
Merrill Lake	St. Louis	A	16 ft	-	0
Miner'S Pit West Lake	St. Louis	A	23.1 ft	140 ft	9
Little Sandy Lake	St. Louis	A	-	-	0
Joe Martin Lake	St. Louis	A	14.5 ft	77 ft	8
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
Little Trout Lake	St. Louis	A	20.3 ft	95 ft	8
Perch Lake	St. Louis	A	13.5 ft	30 ft	10
East Twin Lake	St. Louis	A	13.1 ft	51 ft	8
Side Lake	St. Louis	A	11.5 ft	32 ft	15
White Lake	St. Louis	A	11.5 ft	29 ft	8
Sturgeon Lake	St. Louis	A	13.8 ft	79.8 ft	15
Dodo Lake	St. Louis	A	12.8 ft	53 ft	7
St. Marys Lake	St. Louis	A	13.1 ft	44 ft	14
Cadotte Lake	St. Louis	A	10.2 ft	18 ft	5
Fenske Lake	St. Louis	A	11.5 ft	43 ft	8
Whitewater Lake	St. Louis	A	14 ft	73 ft	15
Bear Head Lake	St. Louis	A	11 ft	46 ft	9
Meander Lake	St. Louis	A	13 ft	25 ft	4
Anne Lake	St. Louis	A	14.4 ft	27 ft	5
Ed Shave Lake	St. Louis	A	11.5 ft	17 ft	6
Quill Lake	St. Louis	B	11.5 ft	46 ft	4
Loiten Lake	St. Louis	B	11.5 ft	49 ft	3
O'Leary Lake	St. Louis	B	10.7 ft	52 ft	9
Beast Lake	St. Louis	B	10.2 ft	66 ft	2
Long Lake	St. Louis	B	12.5 ft	33 ft	8
Clear Lake	St. Louis	B	11 ft	24 ft	9
Big Lake	St. Louis	B	8.2 ft	22 ft	8
Unnamed Lake	St. Louis	B	11.5 ft	-	0
Sandy Lake	St. Louis	B	-	-	0
Caribou Lake	St. Louis	B	10.5 ft	21 ft	11
Fourteen Lake	St. Louis	B	10 ft	14.5 ft	7
Brown Lake	St. Louis	B	8.5 ft	27 ft	2
Everett Lake	St. Louis	B	7 ft	15 ft	8
Pine Lake	St. Louis	B	7.5 ft	14 ft	8
Wolf Lake	St. Louis	B	9 ft	28 ft	8
Thirteen Lake	St. Louis	B	14 ft	17 ft	0
Loon Lake	St. Louis	B	6.6 ft	-	0
Ryan Lake	St. Louis	B	9.2 ft	13 ft	4
Bear Island Lake	St. Louis	B	7 ft	62 ft	13
Shagawa Lake	St. Louis	B	8.9 ft	48 ft	12
Wynne Lake	St. Louis	B	7.3 ft	52 ft	10
Clark Lake	St. Louis	B	12.5 ft	44 ft	7
Locator Lake	St. Louis	B	8.5 ft	52 ft	6
Namakan Lake	St. Louis	B	11.5 ft	150 ft	18
Crab Lake	St. Louis	B	13 ft	57 ft	0
Aerie Lake	St. Louis	B	11.5 ft	37 ft	0
Little Vermilion Lake	St. Louis	B	10 ft	17 ft	2
Agnes Lake	St. Louis	B	11 ft	30 ft	10
Stone Lake	St. Louis	B	-	-	0
Toe Lake	St. Louis	B	13.5 ft	57 ft	0
Beartrack Lake	St. Louis	B	11 ft	55 ft	0
Eugene Lake	St. Louis	B	11.5 ft	64 ft	8
Finger Lake	St. Louis	B	8.5 ft	60 ft	0
North Lake	St. Louis	B	12 ft	-	0
Sinneeg Lake	St. Louis	B	11 ft	32 ft	0
Gilbert Pit Lake	St. Louis	B	11.5 ft	443 ft	10
Big Rice Lake	St. Louis	B	-	5 ft	0
Low Lake	St. Louis	B	8.7 ft	40 ft	11
Ge-Be-on-Equat Lake	St. Louis	B	10 ft	55 ft	5
Winkle Lake	St. Louis	B	-	-	0
West Twin Lake	St. Louis	B	6.2 ft	18 ft	7
Lost Lake	St. Louis	B	5.8 ft	-	0
Twin Lake	St. Louis	B	3.6 ft	-	0
Peary Lake	St. Louis	B	6.7 ft	15 ft	8
Murphy Lake	St. Louis	B	6.4 ft	24 ft	10
Shoepack Lake	St. Louis	B	4.6 ft	24 ft	3
Simian Lake	St. Louis	C	3.9 ft	-	0
Namakan Lake	St. Louis	C	8.2 ft	150 ft	18
Rainy Lake	St. Louis	C	9.5 ft	161 ft	17
Sand Point Lake	St. Louis	C	7.5 ft	184 ft	21
Oslo Lake	St. Louis	C	9.2 ft	36 ft	2
Namakan Lake	St. Louis	C	9.8 ft	150 ft	18
Jorgens Lake	St. Louis	C	7.2 ft	21 ft	3
Rainy Lake	St. Louis	C	7.2 ft	161 ft	17
War Club Lake	St. Louis	C	7.9 ft	40 ft	8
One Pine Lake	St. Louis	C	4.5 ft	13 ft	13