---
type: lake
name: "West Twin Lake"
county: "Cook"
nearest_town: "Grand Marais"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 134
max_depth_ft: 37
latitude: 47.90395
longitude: -90.40793
lake_score: 49
dnr_lake_id: "16018600"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/west-twin-lake
---

# West Twin Lake

Lake in Cook County, Minnesota, near Grand Marais

- **Surface Area**: 134 acres
- **Max Depth**: 37 ft
- **Average Depth**: 11 ft
- **Shoreline**: 4 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 12.3 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (gravel or earth)
- **Lake Score**: 49/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

West Twin Lake is a 134-acre lake near Grand Marais in Cook County, Minnesota. It reaches 37 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 11 feet, and has roughly 4 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 12.3 feet, clearer than most lakes in the state.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 2 fish species here, including walleye. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2005.

There is one public boat launch (gravel or earth surface) managed by the Minnesota DNR. A campground is mapped close to the shoreline for overnight stays.

## 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**: 2
- **Stocked**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 2005
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Boating, Paddling, Camping

## Amenities

Boat Ramp, Campground

## Fish Species

Walleye, White Sucker

## Nearby Lakes

- [Pine Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/pine-lake-grand-marais) - 0.6 miles, 98 acres
- [East Twin Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/east-twin-lake) - 0.8 miles, 173 acres
- [Kemo Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/kemo-lake) - 1.1 miles, 189 acres
- [Junco Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/junco-lake) - 3 miles, 41 acres
- [Musquash Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/musquash-lake) - 3.1 miles, 131 acres
- [Bower Trout Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/bower-trout-lake) - 3.4 miles, 133 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=47.90395,-90.40793)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=16018600)
- [All lakes in Cook County](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county)

---
*Source: [MinneLakes.org](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/west-twin-lake)*