---
type: lake
name: "Esquagama Lake"
county: "St. Louis"
nearest_town: "Biwabik"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 453
max_depth_ft: 90
latitude: 47.46823
longitude: -92.36081
lake_score: 36
dnr_lake_id: "69056500"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/esquagama-lake
---

# Esquagama Lake

Lake in St. Louis County, Minnesota, near Biwabik

- **Surface Area**: 453 acres
- **Max Depth**: 90 ft
- **Shoreline**: 5.5 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 6 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: No public access on record
- **Lake Score**: 36/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Esquagama Lake is a 453-acre lake near Biwabik in St. Louis County, Minnesota. It reaches 90 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 5.5 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 6 feet.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 11 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, black crappie, bluegill, pumpkinseed, and yellow perch. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2018.

No public water access is on record with the DNR, so getting on the water generally depends on a resort, private landing or permission from a shoreline owner. Ice typically goes out around April 27, based on 13 years of DNR ice-out records.

## Access

- **Public access**: No public access on record
- **Managed by**: Not recorded
- **Launch fee**: N/A

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 11
- **Stocked**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 2018
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing

## Amenities

None on record

## Fish Species

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

## Ice-Out

- **Median ice-out**: April 27
- **Years of record**: 13
- **Earliest**: 2021-04-10
- **Latest**: 2022-05-09

## Nearby Lakes

- [Bass Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/bass-lake-biwabik) - 2 miles, 147 acres
- [Cedar Island Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/cedar-island-lake) - 2.2 miles, 205 acres
- [Lost Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/lost-lake-biwabik) - 2.3 miles, 124 acres
- [Embarrass Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/embarrass-lake) - 4.3 miles, 463 acres
- [Gilbert Pit](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/gilbert-pit) - 4.8 miles, 243 acres
- [Canton Pit](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/canton-pit) - 4.8 miles, 161 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=47.46823,-92.36081)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=69056500)
- [All lakes in St. Louis County](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county)

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*Source: [MinneLakes.org](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/esquagama-lake)*