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).
Lodges & operators0
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Stocking history
MNRF recreational fish stocking recorded for this water.
| Year | Species | Fish stocked |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Brook Trout | 1,000 |
| 2023 | Brook Trout | 1,000 |
| 2021 | Brook Trout | 1,000 |
| 2019 | Brook Trout | 1,100 |
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Same region, overlapping species, comparable size.
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- Chief Peter Lake6 shared species · 353 ac
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- Windigokan Lake6.6 mi · species data
- Fairloch Lake7.6 mi · species data
- Watson Lake6.1 mi · species data
- Mary Jane Lake6.0 mi · species data
- Kirkup Lake6.9 mi · species data
- Parget Lake12.3 mi · species data