Northern Light Lake
Surface area
15,260 ac6,175 ha
Max depth
130 ft39.6 m
Mean depth
28 ft8.4 m
Water type
Cold-water
Mgmt zone
FMZ 6
Shoreline
192 mi310 km
Depth map
None on file
Northern Light Lake is the 21st-largest of 4,241 named lakes in Superior Country, with 192 miles of charted shoreline and 202 islands. Its 130 ft maximum depth is greater than 88% of depth-surveyed lakes in the region.
Fish species
From MNRF aquatic resource surveys.
Also present: Bluntnose Minnow, Burbot, Cisco, Longnose Sucker, Mottled Sculpin, Ninespine Stickleback, Perches, Pumpkinseed, Rainbow Smelt, Sculpins, Slimy Sculpin, Smelts, Spottail Shiner, Trout-Perch, White Sucker
Lodges & operators0
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Similar water
Same region, overlapping species, comparable size.
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- Arrow Lake15 shared species · 8,042 ac
- Long Lake14 shared species · 33,534 ac
- Sturgeon Lake14 shared species · 60,470 ac
- Black Sturgeon Lake13 shared species · 12,172 ac
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