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Empire Lake

Surface area

20 ac8 ha

Max depth

43 ft13.1 m

Mean depth

16 ft5 m

Water type

Cold-water

Mgmt zone

FMZ 7

Shoreline

0.7 mi1.2 km

Depth map

Available

Empire Lake is the 3647th-largest of 4,241 named lakes in Superior Country, with 0.7 miles of charted shoreline. Its 43 ft maximum depth is greater than 40% of depth-surveyed lakes in the region.

Fish species

From MNRF aquatic resource surveys.

Also present: Iowa Darter, Spottail Shiner, White Sucker

Stocked: Brook Trout (most recently 2025).

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Stocking history

MNRF recreational fish stocking recorded for this water.

YearSpeciesFish stocked
2025Brook Trout1,000
2023Brook Trout1,000
2021Brook Trout1,000
2019Brook Trout1,100

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Same region, overlapping species, comparable size.

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