Mille Lacs Boat Ramps

4 boat launches are mapped on Mille Lacs in Aitkin County, Mille Lacs County, Minnesota.

4 of these launches include facility details from Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.

Mille Lacs facts

Surface area128,167 acres
TypeReservoir (mapped as Mille Lacs Lake)
Average depthabout 26 ft (modelled estimate)
Water volumeabout 3,261,263 acre-feet (modelled)
Shoreline lengthabout 79.9 miles
Surface elevation1,237 ft above sea level
DamMille Lacs, completed 2015
Dam size8 ft high, other dam
Dam purposesRecreation
Dam ownerMNDNR (State)
Normal storage133,000 acre-feet
Impounded streamRum River

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 MN01645). Matched to this page by name and location; modelled values are approximate. See all sources.

Mille Lacs water level & temperature

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Fish in Mille Lacs

Found in state fisheries survey (2025): Black crappie, Bluegill, Bowfin, Brown bullhead, Burbot, Common carp, Golden shiner, Green sunfish, Hybrid sunfish, Largemouth bass, Muskellunge, Northern pike, Pumpkinseed, Rock bass, Smallmouth bass, Tullibee (cisco), Walleye, White sucker, Yellow bullhead, Yellow perch.

Minnesota DNR lists maximum depth 42 ft, mean depth 29 ft, average water clarity 11.0 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.

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