Balancing Lake
Surface area
91 ac37 ha
Max depth
102 ft31.1 m
Mean depth
30 ft9.2 m
Water type
Cold-water
Mgmt zone
FMZ 7
Shoreline
1.9 mi3.0 km
Depth map
Available
Balancing Lake is the 2292nd-largest of 4,241 named lakes in Superior Country, with 1.9 miles of charted shoreline. Its 102 ft maximum depth is greater than 80% of depth-surveyed lakes in the region.
Fish species
From MNRF aquatic resource surveys.
Also present: Ninespine Stickleback, Rainbow Trout, Splake, White Sucker
Stocked: Rainbow Trout, Splake (most recently 2025).
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Stocking history
MNRF recreational fish stocking recorded for this water.
| Year | Species | Fish stocked |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Rainbow Trout | 1,500 |
| 2025 | Splake | 3,500 |
| 2024 | Rainbow Trout | 1,500 |
| 2024 | Splake | 3,500 |
| 2023 | Rainbow Trout | 3,000 |
| 2023 | Splake | 3,730 |
| 2022 | Rainbow Trout | 1,500 |
| 2022 | Splake | 3,500 |
| 2021 | Rainbow Trout | 1,000 |
| 2021 | Splake | 3,500 |
| 2020 | Rainbow Trout | 1,000 |
| 2020 | Splake | 3,500 |
Similar water
Same region, overlapping species, comparable size.
- Lukinto Lake6 shared species · 939 ac
- Lucy Lake6 shared species · 1,805 ac
- Lake Superior (lac Supérieur)6 shared species · 7,097,211 ac
- Pamela Lake5 shared species · 161 ac
- Lineal Lake4 shared species · 85 ac
Nearby lakes
- Lukinto Lake1.2 mi · species data
- Buell Lake2.4 mi · species data
- Lena Lake1.9 mi · species data
- Margo Lake2.1 mi · species data
- Pamela Lake3.3 mi · species data
- Harp Lake3.7 mi · species data