---
type: lake
name: "South Sturgeon Lake"
county: "Itasca"
nearest_town: "Chisholm"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 204
max_depth_ft: 43
latitude: 47.63706
longitude: -93.0637
lake_score: 49
dnr_lake_id: "31000300"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/south-sturgeon-lake
---

# South Sturgeon Lake

Lake in Itasca County, Minnesota, near Chisholm

- **Surface Area**: 204 acres
- **Max Depth**: 43 ft
- **Shoreline**: 3.7 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 2.5 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 2 public boat launches (gravel or earth)
- **Lake Score**: 49/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

South Sturgeon Lake is a 204-acre lake near Chisholm in Itasca County, Minnesota. It reaches 43 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 3.7 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 2.5 feet, so expect stained or algae-tinted water in summer.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 10 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, black crappie, bluegill, pumpkinseed, and yellow perch. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2016.

There are 2 public boat launches (gravel or earth surface) managed by the Minnesota DNR.

## Access

- **Public access**: 2 public boat launches (gravel or earth)
- **Managed by**: Minnesota DNR
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 10
- **Stocked**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 2016
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Boating, Paddling

## Amenities

Boat Ramp

## Fish Species

Walleye, Northern Pike, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Yellow Perch, Rock Bass, Golden Redhorse, Shorthead Redhorse, White Sucker

## Nearby Lakes

- [Little Sturgeon Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/little-sturgeon-lake) - 1.6 miles, 272 acres
- [West Sturgeon Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/west-sturgeon-lake) - 1.9 miles, 117 acres
- [Sturgeon Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/sturgeon-lake) - 3.1 miles, 1,585 acres
- [Side Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/side-lake) - 3.3 miles, 368 acres
- [Stingy Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/stingy-lake) - 3.6 miles, 361 acres
- [Perch Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/perch-lake) - 4.2 miles, 344 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=47.63706,-93.0637)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=31000300)
- [All lakes in Itasca County](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county)

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*Source: [MinneLakes.org](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/south-sturgeon-lake)*