---
type: lake
name: "West Sturgeon Lake"
county: "St. Louis"
nearest_town: "Chisholm"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 117
max_depth_ft: 31
latitude: 47.66405
longitude: -93.07194
lake_score: 49
dnr_lake_id: "69093903"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/west-sturgeon-lake
---

# West Sturgeon Lake

Lake in St. Louis County, Minnesota, near Chisholm

- **Surface Area**: 117 acres
- **Max Depth**: 31 ft
- **Shoreline**: 2.2 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 4.5 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 49/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

West Sturgeon Lake is an 117-acre lake near Chisholm in St. Louis County, Minnesota. It reaches 31 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 2.2 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 4.5 feet.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 12 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, black crappie, bluegill, pumpkinseed, and yellow perch. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2016.

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**: Permit or fee required

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 12
- **Stocked**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 2016
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Boating, Paddling

## Amenities

Boat Ramp

## Fish Species

Walleye, Northern Pike, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Yellow Perch, Tullibee (Cisco), Rock Bass, Hybrid Sunfish, Shorthead Redhorse, Silver Redhorse, White Sucker

## Nearby Lakes

- [Little Sturgeon Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/little-sturgeon-lake) - 1.1 miles, 272 acres
- [Sturgeon Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/sturgeon-lake) - 1.6 miles, 1,585 acres
- [South Sturgeon Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/south-sturgeon-lake) - 1.9 miles, 204 acres
- [Side Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/side-lake) - 2.5 miles, 368 acres
- [Beatrice Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/beatrice-lake) - 3.1 miles, 124 acres
- [Perch Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/perch-lake) - 3.8 miles, 344 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=47.66405,-93.07194)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=69093903)
- [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-sturgeon-lake)*