Little Elbow Lake

St. Louis County, Minnesota - DNR stocking history, depth and survey data

Minnesota · Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) · DOW 69132900

Little Elbow Lake has no DNR stocking rows in LakeFinder; this page carries its DNR depth, access and survey data.

• Little Elbow Lake shows no stocking records in Minnesota DNR LakeFinder as of September 2, 2026.
• Maximum depth 35 ft; surface area 5 acres, 3 littoral acres, 0.4 miles of shoreline, per the DNR lake survey.
• 2 public accesses on the DNR list.
• Most recent DNR fish survey: June 20, 2019 (standard survey).
• St. Louis County, nearest town Iron Junction; DNR lake number (DOW) 69132900.

Depth map

Bathymetric contours from the Minnesota DNR lake survey mapped 9/22/1976 (orig map); depths in feet. Simplified for the web; not for navigation.

Public accesses

DNR fish survey, 2019

Little Elbow Lake is located approximately 3 miles SW of Eveleth within the Superior National Forest. Little Elbow is currently listed as a designated stream trout lake. Stocking of rainbow trout ended in 2010 after a statewide review of the stream trout for lakes program. There is a short portage from nearby Elbow Lake for public access. There are also user developed ATV trails in the area that access the lake. No campsites are present. Two gill nets were set on 6/20/19 and caught no fish. White sucker were present in past surveys. Good numbers of minnows were observed near shore.

Minnesota DNR survey narrative, June 20, 2019.

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