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Bear Island Lake (S) Public Water Access Site
Boat ramp · on Bear Island Lake · near Babbitt · Minnesota
Status not reported No closure has been posted for this launch, but its agency does not publish open or closed status. Check with the managing agency before you tow.
At the launch
- Type
- Boat ramp
- Ramp lanes
- 1
- Docks
- 1
- Ramp surface
- Concrete Slab
- Trailer parking
- 10 spaces
- Restrooms
- No
- Managed by
- St. Louis County
- Coordinates
- 47.75963, -91.99416
On Bear Island Lake
Bear Island Lake is a natural glacial lake in St. Louis County, Minnesota, near Babbitt and Rothman and roughly 10 to 15 miles southwest of Ely. It covers about 2,351 acres, measures about 4 miles long by 2 miles wide, and reaches a maximum depth of 62 feet. The lake has 23 islands. The Beaver River is its main inlet. Its outlet is the Bear Island River, where an old dam limits fish movement when the water is low. About two-thirds of the shoreline is state and national forest, including Bear Island State Forest, with resorts on parts of the rest. The water is brown and bog-stained, with about 7 feet of visibility, and most of the shoreline bottom is rubble, boulder and gravel. More about Bear Island Lake.
Community
Where people who use Bear Island Lake talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Joseph Lake Public Water Access Site · 1.7 mi · Joseph Lake
- Bear Island Lake (NE) Public Water Access Site · 2.5 mi · Bear Island Lake
- Bear Island Lake (NE) Public Water Access Site · 2.5 mi · Bear Island Lake
- Birch Lake (W) Public Water Access Site · 2.9 mi · Birch Lake
- Whisper Lake Public Water Access Site · 3.4 mi · Whisper Lake
- Perch Lake Public Water Access Site · 3.5 mi · Perch Lake
Sources
- Minnesota DNR Public Water Access Sites record WAS02503 · Public data (MN Geospatial Commons), DNR disclaimer
Why it is listed as public: listed by Minnesota DNR Public Water Access Sites. Something wrong, or is this launch private? Corrections help everyone; a reporting form is coming soon.