8 miles southwest of Detroit Lakes
Becker County, Minnesota · 46.7471° N, 95.9836° W
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Updated 15 Oct 2026, 4:23 pm EDT.
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Minnesota DNR lake survey, fetched 15 Oct 2026. Not for navigation.
1 public access site on Lake Maud.
Minnesota DNR public water accesses, fetched 15 Oct 2026.
Minnesota DNR stocking reports list 8 stockings of Lake Maud in 7 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 Lake Maud was in July 2021: 9 gill nets and 9 trap nets caught 14 species.
Walleye per gill net, standard surveys: 1999 1.2 · 2004 1.4 · 2010 1.8 · 2016 1.4 · 2021 1.6
Bluegill per trap net, standard surveys: 1999 26 · 2004 51 · 2010 19 · 2016 34 · 2021 21
Walleye: 16 measured, 18 to 25 in, half 21 in or longer; average 3.2 lb, above normal (normal 1.3–2.5 lb).
Northern pike: 50 measured, 9 to 36 in, half 16 in or longer; average 1.6 lb, normal (normal 1.6–2.9 lb).
Largemouth bass: 139 measured, 6 to 19 in, half 12 in or longer; average 1.2 lb, above normal (normal 0.6–1.2 lb).
Black crappie: 18 measured, 7 to 11 in, half 8 in or longer; average 0.48 lb, normal (normal 0.2–0.5 lb).
Bluegill: 257 measured, 3 to 8 in, half 6 in or longer; average 0.21 lb, normal (normal 0.1–0.3 lb).
Also caught: bowfin (dogfish), brown bullhead, common carp, hybrid sunfish, white sucker, yellow bullhead.
Source: Minnesota DNR Fisheries lake survey, 19 Jul 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 14 ft: the Secchi depth across 3 readings, 2010–2021.
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and volunteer Secchi readings, via Minnesota DNR LakeFinder, fetched 15 Oct 2026.
Minnesota DNR lake survey; straight-line miles.
Lake Maud is 32 feet at its deepest point, measured by Minnesota DNR survey. It covers 517 acres.
Yes. 1 public access site is listed: Maud Lake Public Water Access Site.
Yes. Minnesota DNR stocking reports list 8 stockings of it in 7 of the years 2016 to 2025. The most recent, in 2025, included 300,000 walleye fry.
Minnesota DNR’s July 2021 standard survey caught 14 species, most often bluegill, hybrid sunfish, pumpkinseed and largemouth bass.
About 73% of the lake's area is deeper than 10 feet, measured from Minnesota DNR depth contours.