---
type: lake
name: "Winchester Lake"
county: "St. Louis"
nearest_town: "Orr"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 319
max_depth_ft: 50
latitude: 48.03804
longitude: -92.55879
lake_score: 52
dnr_lake_id: "69069000"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/winchester-lake
---

# Winchester Lake

Lake in St. Louis County, Minnesota, near Orr

- **Surface Area**: 319 acres
- **Max Depth**: 50 ft
- **Average Depth**: 28 ft
- **Shoreline**: 5.4 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 7.8 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: Public access on record
- **Lake Score**: 52/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Winchester Lake is a 319-acre lake near Orr in St. Louis County, Minnesota. It reaches 50 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 28 feet, and has roughly 5.4 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 7.8 feet.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 8 fish species here, including northern pike, smallmouth bass, bluegill, yellow perch, lake trout, and splake. 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 2024.

The DNR lists public water access for the lake; confirm the launch type before towing a trailer in.

## Access

- **Public access**: Public access on record
- **Managed by**: Minnesota DNR
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 8
- **Stocked**: Yes
- **Last DNR survey**: 2024
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Paddling

## Amenities

None on record

## Fish Species

Northern Pike, Smallmouth Bass, Bluegill, Yellow Perch, Lake Trout, Splake, Rock Bass, White Sucker

## Nearby Lakes

- [Elbow Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/elbow-lake) - 4.4 miles, 1,695 acres
- [Ban Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/ban-lake) - 4.7 miles, 389 acres
- [Vermilion River](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/vermilion-river) - 5.2 miles, 1,071 acres
- [Kjostad Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/kjostad-lake) - 5.4 miles, 437 acres
- [Lake Susan](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/lake-susan) - 6 miles, 276 acres
- [Myrtle Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/myrtle-lake) - 6.2 miles, 876 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=48.03804,-92.55879)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=69069000)
- [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/winchester-lake)*