Type artificial Primary outflows Beaver River Surface area 3,526 acres (1,427 ha) | Primary inflows Basin countries United States Area 12.43 km² | |
Location Saint Louis County, Minnesota | ||
Fish Lake Reservoir, sometimes called Fish Lake Flowage, is a 3,526-acre (14.27 km2) impoundment of the Beaver River, part of the Cloquet and Saint Louis River system, located 20 miles northwest of the city of Duluth, Minnesota.
Map of Fish Lake Reservoir, Minnesota, USA
Fish Lake Reservoir, known locally as simply Fish Lake, spans the townships of Fredenberg Township, Canosia Township, and Grand Lake Township, in southern Saint Louis County, Minnesota.
Fish Lake Reservoir is a 3,071 acre lake located northwest of Duluth, with 75% (2,303 acres) littoral area and a maximum depth of 36 feet. Minnesota Power owns and operates a public access on the north side of the lake located at the end of Township Road 285. The Minnesota DNR also operates a public access located on the far west section of the lake, near Saint Louis County Road 15.