4 miles north of Detroit Lakes
Becker County, Minnesota · 46.8712° N, 95.8575° 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.
1 public access site on Floyd Lake.
Minnesota DNR public water accesses, fetched 15 Oct 2026.
Minnesota DNR stocking reports list 13 stockings of Floyd Lake in 8 of the years 2016 to 2025. The most recent, in 2025, included 5,091 walleye fingerlings. Species stocked: walleye.
Latest: 2025: 5,091 walleye fingerlings.
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 Floyd Lake was in June 2021: 9 gill nets and 12 trap nets caught 15 species.
Walleye per gill net, standard surveys: 2001 4.9 · 2006 4.7 · 2011 3.9 · 2016 3.4 · 2021 3.9
Bluegill per trap net, standard surveys: 2001 60 · 2006 28 · 2011 24 · 2016 40 · 2021 6.7
Walleye: 40 measured, 9 to 24 in, half 18 in or longer; average 2.3 lb, above normal (normal 1.2–2.1 lb).
Northern pike: 139 measured, 9 to 34 in, half 17 in or longer; average 1.3 lb, below normal (normal 1.6–2.8 lb).
Largemouth bass: 49 measured, 6 to 17 in, half 12 in or longer; average 1.2 lb, normal (normal 0.5–1.2 lb).
Black crappie: 15 measured, 4 to 12 in, half 8 in or longer; average 0.49 lb, normal (normal 0.3–0.6 lb).
Bluegill: 217 measured, 2 to 9 in, half 8 in or longer; average 0.38 lb, above normal (normal 0.1–0.2 lb).
Also caught: black bullhead, bowfin (dogfish), brown bullhead, hybrid sunfish, white sucker, yellow bullhead.
Source: Minnesota DNR Fisheries lake survey, 21 Jun 2021, 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 8 readings, 2006–2021.
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and volunteer Secchi readings, via Minnesota DNR LakeFinder, fetched 15 Oct 2026.
Minnesota DNR lake survey; straight-line miles.
Floyd Lake is 34 feet at its deepest point, measured by Minnesota DNR survey. It covers 1,178 acres.
Yes. 1 public access site is listed: Floyd Lake Public Water Access Site.
Yes. Minnesota DNR stocking reports list 13 stockings of it in 8 of the years 2016 to 2025. The most recent, in 2025, included 5,091 walleye fingerlings.
Minnesota DNR’s June 2021 standard survey caught 15 species, most often bluegill, northern pike, hybrid sunfish and largemouth bass.
About 39% of the lake's area is deeper than 10 feet, measured from Minnesota DNR depth contours.