---
type: lake
name: "Leora Lake"
county: "St. Louis"
nearest_town: "Cotton"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 263
max_depth_ft: 35
latitude: 47.1037
longitude: -92.40395
lake_score: 58
dnr_lake_id: "69052100"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/leora-lake
---

# Leora Lake

Lake in St. Louis County, Minnesota, near Cotton

- **Surface Area**: 263 acres
- **Max Depth**: 35 ft
- **Shoreline**: 2.8 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 9.8 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 58/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Leora Lake is a 263-acre lake near Cotton in St. Louis County, Minnesota. It reaches 35 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 2.8 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 9.8 feet.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 8 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, largemouth bass, black crappie, bluegill, and pumpkinseed. 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 2021.

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**: 8
- **Stocked**: Yes
- **Last DNR survey**: 2021
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Boating, Paddling

## Amenities

Boat Ramp

## Fish Species

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

## Nearby Lakes

- [Strand Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/strand-lake) - 2.8 miles, 330 acres
- [Long Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/long-lake-cotton) - 6.1 miles, 199 acres
- [Nichols Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/nichols-lake) - 6.4 miles, 419 acres
- [Cameron Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/cameron-lake) - 7.5 miles, 168 acres
- [Schubert Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/schubert-lake) - 7.8 miles, 212 acres
- [Morgan Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/morgan-lake) - 8.4 miles, 104 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=47.1037,-92.40395)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=69052100)
- [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/leora-lake)*