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Ten Mile Lake
The third-deepest lake in Minnesota, with clarity that regularly tops 21 feet. Spring-fed, quiet, and largely private. Get matched with an agent who knows it.
The third-deepest lake in Minnesota, with clarity that regularly tops 21 feet. Spring-fed, quiet, and largely private. Get matched with an agent who knows it.
Fishing is different here because the lake is different — alongside walleye, pike, bass and panfish, Ten Mile holds lake whitefish, cisco, and a distinctive dwarf cisco population estimated in the millions. Clear, deep, cold water also makes it a genuinely good swimming and paddling lake.
Hackensack and Walker are the nearest towns — Walker in particular has full services, medical, and the Leech Lake economy behind it. Close enough to be practical, far enough that Ten Mile stays quiet.
Thin, seasonal inventory. When good frontage lists here it can move quickly, and buyers who aren't set up to act often miss it.
Typical property types: Private lake homes and cabins on wooded lots, a small resort presence, and very limited turnover. This is a lake where families hold property for generations, which keeps inventory tight.
What drives price here: Clarity and depth are the premium here, and buyers know it. Frontage quality, exposure, and elevation above the water drive price — as does the simple fact that listings are infrequent.
The clarity is the asset, and it's under active watch. Zebra mussel larvae were detected in October 2019 and spiny waterflea is a stated concern, with residents taking precautions. Ten Mile's whole value proposition rests on water quality, so the association's AIS work is directly relevant to property values — worth understanding before you buy, and worth supporting after.
About 5,046 acres with roughly 25 miles of shoreline. Littoral area is only 1,316 acres — most of the lake is deep water.
208 feet at its deepest, which makes it the third-deepest lake in Minnesota.
Exceptionally clear — secchi readings often top 21 feet. It's spring-fed and classified oligotrophic to mesotrophic.
Walleye, northern pike, largemouth and smallmouth bass, bluegill, crappie and perch, plus lake whitefish, cisco, and a distinctive dwarf cisco population estimated at 5–8 million fish.
It's a DNR designation — Ten Mile is one of only 25 lakes statewide under long-term intensive monitoring. It also supports the highest-quality lake whitefish population of all 25.
Zebra mussel larvae were detected in October 2019 and spiny waterflea is a concern. Given that clarity is this lake's main asset, the association takes AIS seriously and buyers should too.
Yes. Shoreline is largely private, families hold property for a long time, and listings are infrequent. Being set up to move quickly matters more here than on most lakes.
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