---
type: lake
name: "Kjostad Lake"
county: "St. Louis"
nearest_town: "Buyck"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 437
max_depth_ft: 50
latitude: 48.11074
longitude: -92.60377
lake_score: 59
dnr_lake_id: "69074800"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/kjostad-lake
---

# Kjostad Lake

Lake in St. Louis County, Minnesota, near Buyck

- **Surface Area**: 437 acres
- **Max Depth**: 50 ft
- **Shoreline**: 6.4 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 8.6 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (gravel or earth)
- **Lake Score**: 59/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Kjostad Lake is a 437-acre lake near Buyck in St. Louis County, Minnesota. It reaches 50 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 6.4 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 8.6 feet.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 9 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, black crappie, and bluegill. The DNR has stocking records for the lake, so check the stocking report for the most recent species and year classes. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2025.

There is one public boat launch (gravel or earth surface) managed by the county.

## Access

- **Public access**: 1 public boat launch (gravel or earth)
- **Managed by**: county
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 9
- **Stocked**: Yes
- **Last DNR survey**: 2025
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Boating, Paddling

## Amenities

Boat Ramp

## Fish Species

Walleye, Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Yellow Perch, Rock Bass, White Sucker

## Nearby Lakes

- [Clear Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/clear-lake) - 1.9 miles, 145 acres
- [Myrtle Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/myrtle-lake) - 4.1 miles, 876 acres
- [Ban Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/ban-lake) - 5.4 miles, 389 acres
- [Winchester Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/winchester-lake) - 5.4 miles, 319 acres
- [Kabustasa Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/kabustasa-lake) - 5.9 miles, 115 acres
- [Elbow Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/elbow-lake) - 6.9 miles, 1,695 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=48.11074,-92.60377)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=69074800)
- [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/kjostad-lake)*