5 miles southwest of Mapleton
Blue Earth County, Minnesota · 43.8661° N, 94.0233° W
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Updated 15 Oct 2026, 4:29 pm EDT.
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Minnesota DNR lake survey, fetched 15 Oct 2026. Not for navigation.
4 public access sites on Lura Lake.
Minnesota DNR public water accesses, fetched 15 Oct 2026.
Minnesota DNR stocking reports list 9 stockings of Lura Lake in 9 of the years 2016 to 2025. The most recent, in 2025, included 612,000 walleye fry. Species stocked: walleye.
Latest: 2025: 612,000 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 Lura Lake was in August 2023: 8 gill nets and 11 trap nets caught 12 species.
Walleye per gill net, standard surveys: 2006 8.0 · 2008 3.5 · 2013 5.8 · 2017 4.8 · 2023 3.9
Bluegill per trap net, standard surveys: 2006 30 · 2008 30 · 2013 11 · 2017 73 · 2023 12
Walleye: 32 measured, 7 to 27 in, half 21 in or longer; average 3.5 lb, above normal (normal 1.3–2.5 lb).
Northern pike: 130 measured, 13 to 32 in, half 26 in or longer; average 4 lb, above normal (normal 1.5–2.6 lb).
Largemouth bass: 159 measured, 2 to 20 in, half 5 in or longer; average 0.19 lb, below normal (normal 0.3–1.2 lb).
Black crappie: 600 measured, 3 to 14 in, half 6 in or longer; average 0.13 lb, below normal (normal 0.2–0.6 lb).
Bluegill: 137 measured, 3 to 7 in, half 3 in or longer; average 0.05 lb, below normal (normal 0.1–0.5 lb).
Also caught: bigmouth buffalo, black bullhead, channel catfish, common carp, golden shiner.
Source: Minnesota DNR Fisheries lake survey, 28 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 2 ft: the Secchi depth across 4 readings, 2013–2023.
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and volunteer Secchi readings, via Minnesota DNR LakeFinder, fetched 15 Oct 2026.
Minnesota DNR lake survey; straight-line miles.
Lura Lake is 9 feet at its deepest point, measured by Minnesota DNR survey. It covers 1,359 acres.
Yes. 4 public access sites are listed: Lura Lake (E) Public Water Access Site; Lura Lake, Daly Park Public Water Access Site; Lura Lake, Lura Lake Sports Club Lodge Public Water Access Site; Lura Lake (NW) 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 612,000 walleye fry.
Minnesota DNR’s August 2023 standard survey caught 12 species, most often black crappie, yellow perch, bluegill and northern pike.