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Leech Lake, Shingobee Island Public Water Access Site
Boat ramp · on Leech Lake · near Ah-gwah-ching · 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
- Fee
- Free
- Ramp lanes
- 1
- Ramp surface
- Concrete Slab
- Trailer parking
- 11 spaces
- Car parking
- 7 spaces
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Managed by
- DNR Division of Parks and Trails
- Coordinates
- 47.06377, -94.56412
On Leech Lake
Leech Lake is a 112,000-acre lake in Cass County in north-central Minnesota. It is the third largest lake located entirely within the state. The lake lies mostly within the Leech Lake Indian Reservation and entirely within the Chippewa National Forest, and it reaches a maximum depth of 156 feet. It spans three glacial zones and has an irregular shape with many large and small bays. Its Ojibwe name translates as "the place of the leeching lake." The lake drains through the Leech Lake River to the Mississippi River. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers built a dam at the outlet between 1882 and 1884, one of several Mississippi Headwaters reservoirs built for flood and flow control. The Leech Lake Dam stands at the northeast corner of Portage Bay and is one of six dams the Corps operates in the Mississippi Headwaters Project. Lake levels follow a water control plan approved by Congress. More about Leech Lake.
Community
Where people who use Leech Lake talk about it.
- Leech Lake Association Association
- Leech Lake management - Minnesota DNR Agency
- Lake Levels - Leech Lake Association (links to the USGS Sugar Point gauge) Link
- Leech Lake Fishing Reports - FishingMinnesota forum (Bemidji Area, Cass, Leech and Winnibigoshish board) Forum
- Leech Lake Fishing Facebook
- Search Reddit: r/minnesota Reddit
- Search all of Reddit for Leech Lake, Minnesota Reddit
Nearby launches
- Long Lake, Walker Public Water Access Site · 2.1 mi · Long Lake
- Leech Lake, Walker City Park Public Water Access Site · 2.7 mi · Leech Lake
- Shingobee River Canoe Take Out · 2.7 mi · Shingobee River
- Gadbolt Lake Public Water Access Site · 3.4 mi · Gadbolt Lake
- Big Bass Lake Boat Launch · 4.1 mi · Big Bass Lake
- Alice Lake Access · 4.2 mi · Lake Alice
Sources
- Minnesota DNR Public Water Access Sites record WAS00719 · Public data (MN Geospatial Commons), DNR disclaimer
- OpenStreetMap n2865581673 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
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.