2 miles northwest of Wolf Lake
Becker County, Minnesota · 46.8242° N, 95.3860° W
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Updated 15 Oct 2026, 4:19 pm EDT.
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Minnesota DNR lake survey, fetched 15 Oct 2026. Not for navigation.
1 public access site on Wolf Lake.
Minnesota DNR public water accesses, fetched 15 Oct 2026.
Minnesota DNR stocking reports list 9 stockings of Wolf Lake in 9 of the years 2016 to 2025. The most recent, in 2025, included 760,326 walleye fry. Species stocked: walleye.
Latest: 2025: 760,326 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 Wolf Lake was in June 2016: 9 gill nets and 12 trap nets caught 12 species. This survey is 10 years old.
Walleye per gill net, standard surveys: 1992 0.8 · 1997 5.8 · 2002 3.2 · 2009 0.1 · 2016 0.8
Bluegill per trap net, standard surveys: 1985 0.6 · 2002 5.4 · 2009 26 · 2016 32
Walleye: 7 measured, 11 to 19 in, half 12 in or longer; average 0.88 lb, below normal (normal 0.9–1.9 lb).
Northern pike: 119 measured, 10 to 27 in, half 21 in or longer; average 2.5 lb, normal (normal 1.5–3 lb).
Largemouth bass: 19 measured, 5 to 11 in, half 7 in or longer; average 0.22 lb, below normal (normal 0.4–1.5 lb).
Black crappie: 67 measured, 5 to 9 in, half 5 in or longer; average 0.08 lb, below normal (normal 0.2–0.5 lb).
Bluegill: 413 measured, 3 to 9 in, half 5 in or longer; average 0.1 lb, below normal (normal 0.2–0.4 lb).
Also caught: black bullhead, brown bullhead, golden shiner, white sucker, yellow bullhead.
Source: Minnesota DNR Fisheries lake survey, 20 Jun 2016, 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 15 ft: the Secchi depth across 2 readings, 2009–2016.
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and volunteer Secchi readings, via Minnesota DNR LakeFinder, fetched 15 Oct 2026.
Minnesota DNR lake survey; straight-line miles.
Wolf Lake is 16 feet at its deepest point, measured by Minnesota DNR survey. It covers 1,460 acres.
Yes. 1 public access site is listed: Wolf Lake Public Water Access Site.
Yes. Minnesota DNR stocking reports list 9 stockings of it in 9 of the years 2016 to 2025. The most recent, in 2025, included 760,326 walleye fry.
Minnesota DNR’s June 2016 standard survey caught 12 species, most often yellow perch, bluegill, pumpkinseed and northern pike.
About 1% of the lake's area is deeper than 10 feet, measured from Minnesota DNR depth contours.