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Rainy Lake, Black Bay Narrows Rainy Lake Visitor Center Public Water Access Site

Boat ramp · on Rainy Lake · near Island View · 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
Docks
4
Ramp surface
Concrete Slab
Trailer parking
40 spaces
Car parking
40 spaces
Restrooms
Yes
Managed by
National Park Service
Coordinates
48.58360, -93.16126

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On Rainy Lake

Rainy Lake is a large lake on the Canadian Shield along the Minnesota–Ontario border. It covers 220,800 acres, and 54,140 of those acres are in Minnesota. Among the lakes the Minnesota DNR manages, it is the third largest by surface area, after Lake Superior and Lake of the Woods. Its maximum depth is 161 feet, but 35 percent of the Minnesota waters are less than 15 feet deep. The shoreline is rocky and irregular, with many islands. Namakan Lake, Kabetogama Lake and the Seine River flow into it, and it drains through the Rainy River, part of the Hudson Bay drainage basin. A dam built in 1909 between International Falls, Minnesota, and Fort Frances, Ontario, controls the lake's water level. Levels are managed under International Joint Commission rule curves. Voyageurs National Park, established in 1975, takes in the Minnesota waters from east Black Bay to Kettle Falls. More about Rainy Lake.

Boating rules on Rainy Lake

  • Aquatic invasive species inspectors are stationed at high-use public boat accesses and portages source
  • Aquatic invasive species inspection at the Rainy Lake Visitor Center launch (listed amenity) source
  • Voyageurs National Park campsites on Rainy Lake are boat-access only and require a permit source

Community

Where people who use Rainy Lake talk about it.

Nearby launches

Sources

Why it is listed as public: listed by Minnesota DNR Public Water Access Sites and National Park Service points of interest (boat launches). Something wrong, or is this launch private? Corrections help everyone; a reporting form is coming soon.