---
type: lake
name: "Schilling Lake"
county: "Sibley"
nearest_town: "New Auburn"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 763
max_depth_ft: 7
latitude: 44.69855
longitude: -94.21441
lake_score: 27
dnr_lake_id: "72004900"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/sibley-county/schilling-lake
---

# Schilling Lake

Lake in Sibley County, Minnesota, near New Auburn

- **Surface Area**: 763 acres
- **Max Depth**: 7 ft
- **Shoreline**: 9.2 miles
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: Public access on record
- **Lake Score**: 27/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Schilling Lake is a 763-acre lake near New Auburn in Sibley County, Minnesota. It reaches 7 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 9.2 miles of shoreline.

The DNR has no fish survey on file for this lake, so treat any fishing as exploratory.

The DNR lists public water access for the lake; confirm the launch type before towing a trailer in.

## Access

- **Public access**: Public access on record
- **Managed by**: Not recorded
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Activities

Paddling

## Amenities

None on record

## Fish Species

No DNR fish survey on file

## Nearby Lakes

- [High Island Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/sibley-county/high-island-lake) - 2.3 miles, 1,340 acres
- [Lake Marion](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/mcleod-county/lake-marion) - 10.4 miles, 520 acres
- [Silver Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/sibley-county/silver-lake) - 13 miles, 652 acres
- [Silver Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/mcleod-county/silver-lake) - 13.6 miles, 453 acres
- [Round Grove Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/mcleod-county/round-grove-lake) - 13.9 miles, 296 acres
- [Swan Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/mcleod-county/swan-lake) - 14.7 miles, 352 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=44.69855,-94.21441)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=72004900)
- [All lakes in Sibley County](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/sibley-county)

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