5 miles south of Aitkin
Aitkin County, Minnesota · 46.4622° N, 93.6705° W
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Updated 15 Oct 2026, 4:14 pm EDT.
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Minnesota DNR lake survey, fetched 15 Oct 2026. Not for navigation.
1 public access site on Ripple Lake.
Minnesota DNR public water accesses, fetched 15 Oct 2026.
Minnesota DNR stocking reports list 10 stockings of Ripple Lake in 9 of the years 2016 to 2025. The most recent, in 2025, included 300,000 walleye fry. Species stocked: walleye.
Latest: 2025: 300,000 walleye fry.
Source: Minnesota DNR Fisheries (LakeFinder stocking reports), fetched 15 Oct 2026. How we measure
Measured from Minnesota DNR contours. How we measure
Minnesota DNR’s latest standard fish survey of Ripple Lake was in July 2023: 9 gill nets and 9 trap nets caught 15 species. The DNR also ran a targeted survey in August 2023; this section uses the latest standard survey.
Walleye per gill net, standard surveys: 2003 1.6 · 2008 3.2 · 2013 2.2 · 2018 1.6 · 2023 3.0
Bluegill per trap net, standard surveys: 2003 14 · 2008 13 · 2013 10 · 2018 13 · 2023 16
Walleye: 27 measured, 7 to 25 in, half 13 in or longer; average 1.7 lb, normal (normal 1.2–2.4 lb).
Northern pike: 87 measured, 11 to 33 in, half 21 in or longer; average 2.9 lb, above normal (normal 1.5–2.7 lb).
Largemouth bass: 6 measured, 11 to 17 in, half 14 in or longer; average 1.6 lb, above normal (normal 0.5–1.1 lb).
Black crappie: 112 measured, 5 to 10 in, half 7 in or longer; average 0.24 lb, normal (normal 0.2–0.4 lb).
Bluegill: 169 measured, 3 to 8 in, half 6 in or longer; average 0.19 lb, normal (normal 0.1–0.3 lb).
Also caught: bowfin (dogfish), brown bullhead, hybrid sunfish, shorthead redhorse, silver redhorse, white sucker, yellow bullhead.
Source: Minnesota DNR Fisheries lake survey, 24 Jul 2023, via LakeFinder, fetched 15 Oct 2026. Normal range: DNR’s range for lakes of the same class (43 classes, grouped by water chemistry and shape). Each line has its own scale. How we measure
Measured water clarity averages about 5 ft: the Secchi depth across 4 readings, 2008–2023.
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and volunteer Secchi readings, via Minnesota DNR LakeFinder, fetched 15 Oct 2026.
Minnesota DNR lake survey; straight-line miles.
Ripple Lake is 39 feet at its deepest point, measured by Minnesota DNR survey. It covers 630 acres.
Yes. 1 public access site is listed: Ripple Lake Public Water Access Site.
Yes. Minnesota DNR stocking reports list 10 stockings of it in 9 of the years 2016 to 2025. The most recent, in 2025, included 300,000 walleye fry.
Minnesota DNR’s July 2023 standard survey caught 15 species, most often bluegill, black crappie, northern pike and yellow perch.
About 61% of the lake's area is deeper than 10 feet, measured from Minnesota DNR depth contours.