at Sleepy Eye
Brown County, Minnesota · 44.3072° N, 94.7321° W
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Updated 19 Oct 2026, 5:49 pm EDT.
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Minnesota DNR lake survey, fetched 15 Oct 2026. Not for navigation.
1 public access site on Sleepy Eye Lake.
Minnesota DNR public water accesses, fetched 15 Oct 2026.
Minnesota DNR stocking reports list 8 stockings of Sleepy Eye Lake in 6 of the years 2016 to 2025. The most recent, in 2025, included 102,000 walleye fry. Species stocked: northern pike, walleye.
Latest: 2025: 102,000 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 Sleepy Eye Lake was in June 2016: 6 gill nets and 9 trap nets caught 10 species. This survey is 10 years old. The DNR also ran a targeted survey in August 2021; this section uses the latest standard survey.
Walleye per gill net, standard surveys: 1992 0.5 · 2004 0.5 · 2011 1.3 · 2016 1.3
Bluegill per trap net, standard surveys: 2002 18 · 2003 28 · 2004 60 · 2011 53 · 2016 47
Walleye: 12 measured, 13 to 25 in, half 17 in or longer; average 2.4 lb, normal (normal 1.4–3 lb).
Northern pike: 59 measured, 17 to 35 in, half 22 in or longer; average 3.1 lb, normal (normal 1.7–3.1 lb).
Largemouth bass: 59 measured, 4 to 19 in, half 11 in or longer; average 2.8 lb, above normal (normal 0.5–1.5 lb).
Black crappie: 115 measured, 4 to 9 in, half 6 in or longer; average 0.12 lb, normal (normal 0.1–0.3 lb).
Bluegill: 558 measured, 3 to 8 in, half 6 in or longer; average 0.1 lb, normal (normal 0.1–0.3 lb).
Also caught: black bullhead, channel catfish, common carp, hybrid sunfish.
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 4 ft: the Secchi depth across 3 readings, 2011–2021.
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and volunteer Secchi readings, via Minnesota DNR LakeFinder, fetched 15 Oct 2026.
Minnesota DNR lake survey; straight-line miles.
Sleepy Eye Lake is 21 feet at its deepest point, measured by Minnesota DNR survey. It covers 241 acres.
Yes. 1 public access site is listed: Sleepy Eye Lake Public Water Access Site.
Yes. Minnesota DNR stocking reports list 8 stockings of it in 6 of the years 2016 to 2025. The most recent, in 2025, included 102,000 walleye fry.
Minnesota DNR’s June 2016 standard survey caught 10 species, most often bluegill, black crappie, yellow perch and northern pike.
About 36% of the lake's area is deeper than 10 feet, measured from Minnesota DNR depth contours.