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Smoke Lake
Location of the lake in Minnesota, USA.
Location of the lake in Minnesota, USA.
Smoke Lake
Location in Minnesota
Location Tofte Township, Cook County, Minnesota, United States
Coordinates 47°53′16″N 90°51′30″W / 47.8877°N 90.8584°W / 47.8877; -90.8584
Basin countries United States
Surface area 158 acres (64 ha)
Average depth 10.8 ft (3.3 m)
Max. depth 22 ft (6.7 m)
Shore length1 3.37 mi (5.42 km)
Surface elevation 1,788 ft (545 m)
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Smoke Lake is a lake in Cook County, Minnesota within Tofte Township. It is within the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness and the Superior National Forest. The lake can be accessed by a 100 rods (500 m) portage from Sawbill Lake to the west and a 90 rods (450 m) portage from Burnt Lake to the east, which in turn is accessed from Entry Point 39 at Baker Lake through Peterson and Kelly lakes.

Recreation

Recreational activities include camping, fishing, canoeing, and kayaking. There are four campsites on the lakeshore.

Fish species

Fish species in Smoke Lake include northern pike, walleye, white sucker, and yellow perch.

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