---
type: lake
name: "West Hunter Lake"
county: "Sherburne"
nearest_town: "Crown"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 61
max_depth_ft: 6
latitude: 45.43301
longitude: -93.52022
lake_score: 29
dnr_lake_id: "71002200"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/sherburne-county/west-hunter-lake
---

# West Hunter Lake

Lake in Sherburne County, Minnesota, near Crown

- **Surface Area**: 61 acres
- **Max Depth**: 6 ft
- **Average Depth**: 4 ft
- **Shoreline**: 1.6 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 6 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 29/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

West Hunter Lake is a 61-acre lake near Crown in Sherburne County, Minnesota. It reaches 6 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 4 feet, and has roughly 1.6 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 6 feet.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 1 fish species here. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2007.

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**: 1
- **Stocked**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 2007
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: No

## Activities

Fishing, Paddling

## Amenities

Boat Ramp

## Fish Species

Black Bullhead

## Nearby Lakes

- [Fremont Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/sherburne-county/fremont-lake) - 3.1 miles, 493 acres
- [Blue Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/isanti-county/blue-lake) - 3.3 miles, 296 acres
- [Sandy Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/sherburne-county/sandy-lake) - 3.7 miles, 64 acres
- [Elk Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/sherburne-county/elk-lake) - 6.4 miles, 362 acres
- [East Twin Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/anoka-county/east-twin-lake) - 6.9 miles, 92 acres
- [Birch Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/sherburne-county/birch-lake) - 8.2 miles, 160 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=45.43301,-93.52022)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=71002200)
- [All lakes in Sherburne County](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/sherburne-county)

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