---
type: lake
name: "Sissabagamah Lake"
county: "Aitkin"
nearest_town: "Aitkin"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 406
max_depth_ft: 37
latitude: 46.50415
longitude: -93.60459
lake_score: 57
dnr_lake_id: "01012900"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/aitkin-county/sissabagamah-lake
---

# Sissabagamah Lake

Lake in Aitkin County, Minnesota, near Aitkin

- **Surface Area**: 406 acres
- **Max Depth**: 37 ft
- **Shoreline**: 4 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 7.9 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (gravel or earth)
- **Lake Score**: 57/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Sissabagamah Lake is a 406-acre lake near Aitkin in Aitkin County, Minnesota. It reaches 37 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 4 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 7.9 feet.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 15 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, largemouth bass, black crappie, bluegill, and pumpkinseed. The DNR has stocking records for the lake, so check the stocking report for the most recent species and year classes. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2025.

There is one public boat launch (gravel or earth surface) managed by the Minnesota DNR.

## Access

- **Public access**: 1 public boat launch (gravel or earth)
- **Managed by**: Minnesota DNR
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 15
- **Stocked**: Yes
- **Last DNR survey**: 2025
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Boating, Paddling

## Amenities

Boat Ramp

## Fish Species

Walleye, Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Yellow Perch, Rock Bass, Black Bullhead, Bowfin, Brown Bullhead, Green Sunfish, Hybrid Sunfish, White Sucker, Yellow Bullhead

## Nearby Lakes

- [Section Ten Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/aitkin-county/section-ten-lake) - 1.3 miles, 436 acres
- [Four Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/aitkin-county/four-lake) - 1.4 miles, 137 acres
- [Hanson Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/aitkin-county/hanson-lake) - 1.7 miles, 143 acres
- [Section Twelve Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/aitkin-county/section-twelve-lake) - 1.9 miles, 170 acres
- [Nord Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/aitkin-county/nord-lake) - 2.4 miles, 418 acres
- [Elm Island Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/aitkin-county/elm-island-lake) - 3.3 miles, 520 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=46.50415,-93.60459)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=01012900)
- [All lakes in Aitkin County](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/aitkin-county)

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*Source: [MinneLakes.org](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/aitkin-county/sissabagamah-lake)*