8 miles east of Ogema
Becker County, Minnesota · 47.1285° N, 95.7545° W
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Updated 15 Oct 2026, 4:21 pm EDT.
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Minnesota DNR lake survey, fetched 15 Oct 2026. Not for navigation.
1 public access site on White Earth Lake.
Minnesota DNR public water accesses, fetched 15 Oct 2026.
Minnesota DNR stocking reports list 4 stockings of White Earth Lake in 4 of the years 2016 to 2019. The most recent, in 2019, included 2,001 lake sturgeon fingerlings. Species stocked: lake sturgeon.
Latest: 2019: 2,001 lake sturgeon 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 White Earth Lake was in July 2023: 9 gill nets and 12 trap nets caught 15 species. The DNR also ran a targeted survey in September 2025; this section uses the latest standard survey.
Walleye per gill net, standard surveys: 2002 25 · 2007 16 · 2012 23 · 2017 25 · 2023 32
Bluegill per trap net, standard surveys: 2002 29 · 2007 30 · 2012 11 · 2017 26 · 2023 9.0
Walleye: 295 measured, 7 to 27 in, half 14 in or longer; average 0.94 lb, below normal (normal 1.1–1.9 lb).
Northern pike: 29 measured, 11 to 29 in, half 20 in or longer; average 2.3 lb, normal (normal 1.7–2.8 lb).
Largemouth bass: 5 measured, 6 to 15 in, half 14 in or longer; average 1.2 lb, above normal (normal 0.3–0.7 lb).
Smallmouth bass: 67 measured, 4 to 17 in, half 10 in or longer; average 1.2 lb, normal (normal 0.9–1.8 lb).
Black crappie: 8 measured, 6 to 12 in, half 7 in or longer; average 0.35 lb, normal (normal 0.2–0.5 lb).
Also caught: green sunfish, hybrid sunfish, lake sturgeon, tullibee (cisco), white sucker, yellow bullhead.
Source: Minnesota DNR Fisheries lake survey, 17 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 12 ft: the Secchi depth across 7 readings, 2007–2025.
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and volunteer Secchi readings, via Minnesota DNR LakeFinder, fetched 15 Oct 2026.
Minnesota DNR lake survey; straight-line miles.
White Earth Lake is 120 feet at its deepest point, measured by Minnesota DNR survey. It covers 1,989 acres.
Yes. 1 public access site is listed: White Earth Lake Public Water Access Site.
Yes. Minnesota DNR stocking reports list 4 stockings of it in 4 of the years 2016 to 2019. The most recent, in 2019, included 2,001 lake sturgeon fingerlings.
Minnesota DNR’s July 2023 standard survey caught 15 species, most often walleye, rock bass, bluegill and smallmouth bass.
About 84% of the lake's area is deeper than 10 feet, measured from Minnesota DNR depth contours.