Maxine Lake
Making Connections
- Bushwhack North, 160 rods, up Ole and Jig Creeks,
to Jig Lake
- Bushwhack Southeast, 320 rods, down Ole Creek,
to the Korb River
Maps
- Fisher
F-9, Cummings,
Big Moose, Fourtown Lakes
- McKenzie
No. 16, Burntside
Lake
Links
- DNR Lake No. 690170
- Lake Map No. N/A
- Lake Table No. 1
- MDH Fish Consumption
Advisory - N/A
- MPCA Water Quality
- N/A
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Scale 1:21420
Full image approximately 2
miles square |
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Description
Maxine is a small, narrow lake on Ole
Creek in the Korb River drainage, 29¼ miles southeast of Crane Lake
and 10½ miles WNW of Ely. Some ¾ mile long and narrow,
with a slight dogleg, Maxine is wedged in against high, steep hills, rising
some 120' above the lake. Ole Creek passes through Maxine along the
northern shore, on its course from Ole Lake to the
Korb River.
The Independence Day windstorms of 1999 did no significant damage in
the Maxine area.
Campsites
Maxine supports a single established
campsite, near the eastern end of the north shore. It probably sees
little use.
Planning Considerations
The presence of a campsite on Maxine suggests
that the lake is accessible, though it may require good water levels in
Ole Creek and the use of unmarked and unmaintained portages. Once
camped on Maxine, it would provide a good base of operations to explore
the even more remote Jig and Ole.
Wildlife
Notes and Comments
If you do get in to Maxine send us a photo.
We'll publish it here. (It's the only way most BWCA paddlers will
get to see this lake.) |
Last updated on
11 April, 2004
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