---
type: lake
name: "West Robinson Lake"
county: "St. Louis"
nearest_town: "Ely"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 121
max_depth_ft: 8
latitude: 47.85866
longitude: -92.05096
lake_score: 30
dnr_lake_id: "69021700"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/west-robinson-lake
---

# West Robinson Lake

Lake in St. Louis County, Minnesota, near Ely

- **Surface Area**: 121 acres
- **Max Depth**: 8 ft
- **Shoreline**: 3.4 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 5 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (gravel or earth)
- **Lake Score**: 30/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

West Robinson Lake is a 121-acre lake near Ely in St. Louis County, Minnesota. It reaches 8 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 3.4 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 5 feet.

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

There is one public boat launch (gravel or earth surface). Ice typically goes out around April 9, based on 5 years of DNR ice-out records.

## Access

- **Public access**: 1 public boat launch (gravel or earth)
- **Managed by**: Not recorded
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Activities

Boating, Paddling

## Amenities

Boat Ramp

## Fish Species

No DNR fish survey on file

## Ice-Out

- **Median ice-out**: April 9
- **Years of record**: 5
- **Earliest**: 2010-03-29
- **Latest**: 2022-05-07

## Nearby Lakes

- [Clear Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/clear-lake-ely) - 0.9 miles, 113 acres
- [Armstrong Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/armstrong-lake) - 1.5 miles, 382 acres
- [Wolf Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/wolf-lake-ely) - 2.1 miles, 289 acres
- [Eagles Nest No. Four Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/eagles-nest-no-four-lake) - 2.1 miles, 178 acres
- [Mud Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/mud-lake) - 3 miles, 176 acres
- [Eagles Nest #1 Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/eagles-nest-1-lake) - 3.1 miles, 324 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=47.85866,-92.05096)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=69021700)
- [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/west-robinson-lake)*