---
type: lake
name: "Sisseton Lake"
county: "Martin"
nearest_town: "Fairmont"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 138
max_depth_ft: 19
latitude: 43.65142
longitude: -94.46967
lake_score: 47
dnr_lake_id: "46002500"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/martin-county/sisseton-lake
---

# Sisseton Lake

Lake in Martin County, Minnesota, near Fairmont

- **Surface Area**: 138 acres
- **Max Depth**: 19 ft
- **Shoreline**: 2.8 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 1.1 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 47/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Sisseton Lake is a 138-acre lake near Fairmont in Martin County, Minnesota. It reaches 19 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 2.8 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 1.1 feet, so expect stained or algae-tinted water in summer.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 20 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, muskellunge, largemouth bass, black crappie, and white crappie. The DNR has stocking records for the lake, so check the stocking report for the most recent species and year classes. Special fishing regulations apply to yellow bass, and they override the statewide limits. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2023.

There is one public boat launch (concrete surface) managed by the city. Ice typically goes out around April 2, based on 110 years of DNR ice-out records.

## Access

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

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 20
- **Stocked**: Yes
- **Last DNR survey**: 2023
- **Special regulations**: Yes
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

### Special Regulations

- **yellow bass**: daily limit 100, no possession limit, no closed season.

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Boating, Paddling

## Amenities

Boat Ramp

## Fish Species

Walleye, Northern Pike, Muskellunge, Largemouth Bass, Black Crappie, White Crappie, Bluegill, Yellow Perch, Channel Catfish, Bigmouth Buffalo, Black Bullhead, Common Carp, Freshwater Drum, Green Sunfish, Hybrid Sunfish, Quillback, Shorthead Redhorse, White Sucker, Yellow Bass, Yellow Bullhead

## Ice-Out

- **Median ice-out**: April 2
- **Years of record**: 110
- **Earliest**: 2026-03-10
- **Latest**: 2018-04-29

## Nearby Lakes

- [George Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/martin-county/george-lake) - 0.8 miles, 83 acres
- [Budd Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/martin-county/budd-lake) - 0.8 miles, 228 acres
- [Hall Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/martin-county/hall-lake) - 2 miles, 548 acres
- [Amber Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/martin-county/amber-lake) - 3.1 miles, 182 acres
- [Imogene Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/martin-county/imogene-lake) - 5.2 miles, 186 acres
- [Willmert Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/martin-county/willmert-lake) - 6.3 miles, 335 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=43.65142,-94.46967)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=46002500)
- [All lakes in Martin County](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/martin-county)

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