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Minnesota Lakes With Lake Sturgeon

17 counted Minnesota lakes list Lake Sturgeon in Minnesota DNR records. The largest is Lake of the Woods at 725,583 acres. The deepest of them is Lake of the Woods at 210 ft.

#	Lake	County	Surface Area	Max Depth
1	Lake of the Woods	Lake of the Woods	725,583 acres	210 ft
2	Namakan	St. Louis	24,066 acres	150 ft
3	Otter Tail	Otter Tail	14,079 acres	120 ft
4	Pepin	Goodhue	12,299 acres	60 ft
5	Big Stone	Big Stone	11,984 acres	16 ft
6	St. Louis River Estuary	St. Louis	10,255 acres	55 ft
7	St. Croix River-Stlwtr-Prescott	Washington	8,393 acres	78 ft
8	Big Pine	Otter Tail	4,728 acres	76 ft
9	Detroit	Becker	3,067 acres	89 ft
10	White Earth	Becker	1,989 acres	120 ft
11	Pokegama	Pine	1,521 acres	25 ft
12	Round	Becker	1,094 acres	69 ft
13	Cross	Pine	925 acres	30 ft
14	East Lost	Otter Tail	483 acres	36 ft
15	Deer	Otter Tail	447 acres	26 ft
16	Hoot	Otter Tail	161 acres	20 ft
17	Wright	Otter Tail	67 acres	32 ft

Source: Minnesota DNR lake data. Verified October 30, 2026.