Dark Boat Ramps
2 boat launches are mapped on Dark in St. Louis County, Koochiching County, Minnesota.
2 of these launches include facility details from Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.
Dark facts
| Surface area | 114 acres |
|---|---|
| Type | Reservoir (mapped as Dark Lake) |
| Average depth | about 21 ft (normal storage ÷ surface area) |
| Shoreline length | about 2.4 miles |
| Surface elevation | 1,319 ft above sea level |
| Dam | Clear Dark Little Lakes, completed 1958 |
| Dam size | 7 ft high, 12 ft long, gravity dam |
| Dam purposes | Other |
| Dam owner | MNDNR (State) |
| Normal storage | 2,370 acre-feet |
| Impounded stream | Lost River-Tr |
Sources: USGS National Hydrography Dataset (public domain); HydroLAKES v1.0 (Messager et al. 2016, CC BY 4.0); U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Inventory of Dams (NID ID MN00091). Matched to this page by name and location; modelled values are approximate. See all sources.
Fish in Dark
Found in state fisheries survey (2025): Black bullhead, Black crappie, Bluegill, Brown bullhead, Golden shiner, Largemouth bass, Northern pike, Rock bass, Walleye, White sucker, Yellow perch.
Minnesota DNR lists maximum depth 50 ft, average water clarity 7.6 ft.
Source: Minnesota DNR LakeFinder lake survey. Species lists come from state survey and stocking records, not a guarantee of what you will catch; check current state fishing regulations.
- Dark Lake Public Water Access Sitenear Kinney · Dark
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