---
type: lake
name: "Whitefish Lake"
county: "Itasca"
nearest_town: "Wirt"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 564
max_depth_ft: 51
latitude: 47.6836
longitude: -93.96435
lake_score: 58
dnr_lake_id: "31084300"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/whitefish-lake
---

# Whitefish Lake

Lake in Itasca County, Minnesota, near Wirt

- **Surface Area**: 564 acres
- **Max Depth**: 51 ft
- **Shoreline**: 4.6 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 9 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 58/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Whitefish Lake is a 564-acre lake near Wirt in Itasca County, Minnesota. It reaches 51 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 4.6 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 9 feet.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 13 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, largemouth bass, black crappie, bluegill, and pumpkinseed. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2019.

There is one public boat launch (concrete surface) managed by the Minnesota DNR.

## Access

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

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 13
- **Stocked**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 2019
- **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, Tullibee (Cisco), Rock Bass, Bowfin, Hybrid Sunfish, White Sucker, Yellow Bullhead

## Nearby Lakes

- [Little Whitefish Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/little-whitefish-lake) - 1.5 miles, 160 acres
- [Bass Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/bass-lake-wirt) - 1.7 miles, 210 acres
- [Cedar Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/cedar-lake) - 3 miles, 178 acres
- [Little Sand Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/little-sand-lake) - 3.8 miles, 353 acres
- [Rush Island Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/rush-island-lake) - 4.1 miles, 297 acres
- [Rice Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/rice-lake-oslund) - 4.2 miles, 791 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=47.6836,-93.96435)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=31084300)
- [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/whitefish-lake)*