at Detroit Lakes
Becker County, Minnesota · 46.7893° N, 95.8316° W
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Updated 15 Oct 2026, 4:22 pm EDT.
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Minnesota DNR lake survey, fetched 15 Oct 2026. Not for navigation.
4 public access sites on Detroit Lake.
Minnesota DNR public water accesses, fetched 15 Oct 2026.
Minnesota DNR stocking reports list 36 stockings of Detroit Lake in 10 of the years 2016 to 2025. The most recent, in 2025, included 2,072 muskellunge fingerlings. Species stocked: lake sturgeon, muskellunge, walleye.
Latest: 2025: 1,117 walleye yearlings.
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 Detroit Lake was in August 2023: 12 gill nets and 12 trap nets caught 16 species. The DNR also ran a targeted survey in April 2025; this section uses the latest standard survey.
Walleye per gill net, standard surveys: 2007 3.7 · 2011 6.9 · 2015 8.2 · 2019 11 · 2023 8.2
Bluegill per trap net, standard surveys: 2007 32 · 2011 27 · 2015 28 · 2019 29 · 2023 45
Walleye: 107 measured, 8 to 29 in, half 17 in or longer; average 2.3 lb, above normal (normal 1.1–1.9 lb).
Northern pike: 86 measured, 9 to 28 in, half 18 in or longer; average 1.6 lb, below normal (normal 1.7–2.8 lb).
Largemouth bass: 46 measured, 8 to 19 in, half 11 in or longer; average 0.8 lb, normal (normal 0.6–1 lb).
Black crappie: 26 measured, 6 to 12 in, half 9 in or longer; average 0.54 lb, above normal (normal 0.2–0.5 lb).
Bluegill: 1,200 measured, 3 to 8 in, half 5 in or longer; average 0.06 lb, below normal (normal 0.1–0.2 lb).
Also caught: black bullhead, brown bullhead, green sunfish, hybrid sunfish, lake sturgeon, muskellunge, white sucker, yellow bullhead.
Source: Minnesota DNR Fisheries lake survey, 7 Aug 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 10 ft: the Secchi depth across 15 readings, 2007–2023.
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and volunteer Secchi readings, via Minnesota DNR LakeFinder, fetched 15 Oct 2026.
Minnesota DNR lake survey; straight-line miles.
Detroit Lake is 89 feet at its deepest point, measured by Minnesota DNR survey. It covers 3,067 acres.
Yes. 4 public access sites are listed: Detroit Lake (S) Public Water Access Site; Detroit Lake (NW) Public Water Access Site; Detroit Lake (N Central) Public Water Access Site; Detroit Lake (NE) Public Water Access Site.
Yes. Minnesota DNR stocking reports list 36 stockings of it in 10 of the years 2016 to 2025. The most recent, in 2025, included 2,072 muskellunge fingerlings.
Minnesota DNR’s August 2023 standard survey caught 16 species, most often bluegill, pumpkinseed, yellow perch and walleye.
About 59% of the lake's area is deeper than 10 feet, measured from Minnesota DNR depth contours.