BWCA Primitive Management Area (PMA) Lake Directory

This is a list of all lakes/creeks/rivers in the BWCA Primitive Management Areas (PMA's) organized into each of the 12 PMA zones that are scattered across the Boundary Waters Canoe Area. Each zone shows web pages for all lakes/creeks/rivers in that zone in alphabetical order. Web pages that do not have any photos displayed on them have not been visited. Therefore the information on these pages simply represents notes for planning future visits by the author of the website and should not be considered factually correct; they are are merely assumptions.

PMA Lakes Sorted into PMA Zones

Lakes/Streams with MN DNR Data

#1 WEENY LAKE PRIMITIVE MANAGEMENT AREA

Brigand Lake
Charm Lake
Contentment Lake
Hag Creek
Hag Lake
Hustler River
Lucky Finn Lake
Mantle Lake
Nahimana Lake
Posse Lake
Range Line Creek
Weeny Lake

#2 CANTHOOK LAKE PRIMITIVE MANAGEMENT AREA

Bezhik Creek
Bezhik Lake
Canthook Lake
Neesh Lake
Niswi Lake
Triumph Creek
Triumph Lake
Van Vac Lake

#3 SUNDIAL LAKE PRIMITIVE MANAGEMENT AREA

Beartrap River
Bibon Lake
Bunggee Creek
Bunggee Lake
Contest Lake
Nibin Lake
Parley Lake
Ritual Lake
Sinneeg Creek
Sinneeg Lake
Spring Creek
Sterling Creek
Sterling Lake
Sunday Lake
Sundial Lake
White Feather Lake

#4 TICK LAKE PRIMITIVE MANAGEMENT AREA

Beavercut Lake
Circle Lake
Gypo Lake
Jackfish Lake
Maingan Lake
No-see-um Lake
Pakwene Lake
Sash Lake
Sauna Lake
Section Sixteen Lake
Tick Lake
Wabosons Lake
Webfoot Lake

#5 SPIDER LAKE PRIMITIVE MANAGEMENT AREA

Bedford Lake
Explorer Lake
Grubstake Lake
Kettle Lake
Minerva Lake
Neglige Lake
Redface Lake
Reflection Lake
(Sedative) Creek
Sedative Lake
Snatch Lake
Solitude Lake
Spider Lake
Three Eagle Lake

#6 DRAG LAKE PRIMITIVE MANAGEMENT AREA

Beam Lake
Blinker Lake
Brunch Lake
Cache Lake
Coon Lake
Delta Lake
Drag Lake
Drumstick Creek
Fast Lake
Hood Lake
Jut Lake
Museum Lake
Quartz Lake
Sable Lake
(Slowfoot) Creek
Slowfoot Lake
Starlight Lake

#7 PITFALL LAKE PRIMITIVE MANAGEMENT AREA

Bullfrog Lake (some old maps refer to this as Frog Lake)
Chaco Lake
Cup Lake
Faith Lake (once named Hope Lake based on 1964 DNR survey map)
Fish Lake
Gift Lake (once named Charity Lake based on 1964 DNR survey map)
Link Lake
Midas Lake
Nawakwa Lake (once named Crooked Lake based on 1964 DNR survey map)
Pitfall Lake (some old maps refer to this as Trap Lake)
Totem Lake
Trust Lake (once named Faith Lake based on 1964 DNR survey map--there is is a Faith Lake in this PMA; see above)

#8 MUGWUMP LAKE PRIMITIVE MANAGEMENT AREA

Amimi Lake
Bakekana Lake
Balmy Lake
Bewon Lake
Capote Lake
Cookoosh Lake
Darlet Lake
Elk Lake
Glitter Lake
Horsefish Lake
Image Lake
Incus Lake
Kaiak Lake
Leg Lake
Lounge Lake
Marble Lake
Maymay Lake
Median Lake
Mugwump Lake
My Lake
Pace Lake
Pouch Lake
Rapture Lake
Raven Lake
Riddle Lake
Siren Lake
Sprig Lake
Travois Lake
Van Lake
Your Lake

#9 HUMPBACK LAKE PRIMITIVE MANAGEMENT AREA

Birl Lake
Caveman Lake
Churn Lake
Cowan Lake
(Upper) Cowan Lake
Hack Lake
Hat Lake
Hotfoot Lake
Humpback Lake
Jug Lake
(Little) Jug Lake
Porridge Lake
Scotch Lake

#10 HAIRY LAKE PRIMITIVE MANAGEMENT AREA

Auk Lake
Burt Lake
Din Lake
Don Lake
Ell Lake
Fetters Lake
Fool Lake
Fungus Lake
Hairy Lake
Intersection Lake
Iris Lake
Jester Lake
Juniper Lake
Little Copper Lake
Lucky Pay Lake
Mass Lake
Moth Lake
Myth Lake
Unnamed Lake (north of Lucky Pay Lake accessed from Cross Bay River)
Plug Lake
Ragged Lake
Sora Lake
Swollen Ankle Lake
Tame Lake
Yogi Lake

#11 WEASEL LAKE PRIMITIVE MANAGEMENT AREA

Carefree Lake
Cortes Lake
Holiday Lake
Janis Lake
Judd Lake
Kayoskh Lake
Pagami Creek
Pagami Lake
Pangi Lake
Phospor Lake
Plukesley Lake
Rock Island Lake
Spinnan Lake
Weasel Creek
Weasel Lake

#12 FUNGUS LAKE PRIMITIVE MANAGEMENT AREA

Albino Lake
Andek Lake
Arrow Creek
Arrow Lake 1 (Upper)
Arrow Lake 2 (Middle)
Arrow Lake 3 (Lower)
Assawan Lake
Briar Lake
Bugo Lake
Calamity Lake
Chickadee Lake
Clevise Lake
Ferne Creek
Ferne Lake
Fungus Lake
Gogie Lake
Hope Creek
Hope Lake
Jupiter Lake
Lethe Lake
Maniwaki Creek
Maniwaki Lake
(North) Hope Lake (unnamed lake on most maps)
Nuthatch Lake
Powwow Creek
Powwow Lake
Promise Lake
Puffer Lake
Record Creek
Record Lake
Screamer Lake
Snusbox Lake
South Hope Lake
Tomahawk Lake
Tornado Lake
Whittler Lake
Yoke Lake

Arrow Lake 2 (Middle) (Fish Report)

Arrow Lake 3 (Lower) (Fish Report)(Lake Map)

Bewon Lake (partial Lake Map)

Bullfrog Lake (Fish Report)(Lake Map)

Cache Lake (Fish Report)(Lake Map)

Chaco Lake (Lake Map)

Darlet Lake (partial Lake Map)

Explorer Lake (Lake Map 1)(Lake Map 2)(Fish Report)

Faith Lake (Fish Report)(Lake Map)

Ferne Creek (partial Creek Map)

Ferne Lake (Fish Report)(Lake Map)

Fish Lake (Fish Report)(Lake Map)

Gift Lake (Fish Report)(Lake Map)

Hope Creek (partial Creek Map 1)(partial Creek Map 2)

Hope Lake (Fish Report)(Lake Map)

Jackfish Lake (Lake Map)

Jug Lake (Fish Report)(Lake Map)

Kettle Lake (Fish Report)(Lake Map)

Link Lake (Fish Report)(Lake Map)

Maingan Lake (partial Lake Map)

Maniwaki Creek (partial Creek Map)

Maniwaki Lake (Fish Report)(Lake Map)

Midas Lake (Fish Report)

My Lake (partial Lake Map)

Nawakwa Lake (Fish Report)(Lake Map)

Neesh Lake (Fish Report)

Neglige Lake (Fish Report)(Fish Stocking Report)

Niswi Lake (Fish Report)(Lake Map)

Pagami Lake (Fish Report)(Lake Map)

Powwow Lake (Fish Report)(Lake Map)

Raven Lake (Fish Report)(Lake Map)

Reflection Lake (partial Lake Map)

Rock Island Lake (Fish Report)

Sauna Lake (partial Lake Map)

Sedative Creek (Creek Map)

Sedative Lake (Lake Map)

Sinneeg Creek (partial Creek Map)

Sinneeg Lake (Lake Map)

South Hope Lake (Fish Report)(Lake Map)

Spider Lake (Lake Map)

Tornado Lake (Fish Report)(Lake Map)

Totem Lake (Fish Report)(Lake Map)

Wabosons Lake (partial Lake Map)

White Feather Lake (Lake Map)

Van Lake (Lake Map)

Your Lake (partial Lake Map)

 
PMA #1: Weeny PMA #4: Tick PMA #7: Pitfall PMA #10: Hairy
PMA #2: Canthook PMA #5: Spider PMA #8: Mugwump PMA #11: Weasel
PMA #3: Sundial PMA #6: Drag PMA #9: Humpback PMA #12: Fungus
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