2 miles north of Waconia
Carver County, Minnesota · 44.8687° N, 93.7839° W
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Updated 15 Oct 2026, 4:31 pm EDT.
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Minnesota DNR lake survey, fetched 15 Oct 2026. Not for navigation.
3 public access sites on Lake Waconia.
Minnesota DNR public water accesses, fetched 15 Oct 2026.
Minnesota DNR stocking reports list 18 stockings of Lake Waconia in 10 of the years 2016 to 2025. The most recent, in 2025, included 1,660 muskellunge fingerlings. Species stocked: iod, muskellunge, walleye.
Latest: 2025: 31,090 walleye 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 Lake Waconia was in August 2025: 12 gill nets and 12 trap nets caught 17 species.
Walleye per gill net, standard surveys: 2014 4.2 · 2016 2.7 · 2019 5.6 · 2022 9.0 · 2025 7.1
Bluegill per trap net, standard surveys: 2014 67 · 2016 35 · 2019 76 · 2022 66 · 2025 90
Walleye: 89 measured, 11 to 26 in, half 17 in or longer; average 2.2 lb, above normal (normal 1.2–2.1 lb).
Northern pike: 43 measured, 20 to 35 in, half 27 in or longer; average 4.3 lb, above normal (normal 1.6–2.8 lb).
Muskellunge: 6 measured, 36 to 44 in, half 39 in or longer; average 16 lb, above normal (normal 0.4–4 lb).
Largemouth bass: 26 measured, 4 to 19 in, half 8 in or longer; average 1 lb, normal (normal 0.5–1.2 lb).
Black crappie: 67 measured, 4 to 12 in, half 8 in or longer; average 0.31 lb, normal (normal 0.3–0.6 lb).
Also caught: bigmouth buffalo, black bullhead, brown bullhead, common carp, freshwater drum, golden shiner, green sunfish, hybrid sunfish, yellow bullhead.
Source: Minnesota DNR Fisheries lake survey, 4 Aug 2025, 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 6 ft: the Secchi depth across 13 readings, 2006–2025.
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and volunteer Secchi readings, via Minnesota DNR LakeFinder, fetched 15 Oct 2026.
Minnesota DNR lake survey; straight-line miles.
Lake Waconia is 37 feet at its deepest point, measured by Minnesota DNR survey. It covers 3,080 acres.
Yes. 3 public access sites are listed: Lake Waconia - East, Public Water Access Site; Lake Waconia, Lakeview Terrace Public Water Access Site; Lake Waconia - South, Public Water Access Site.
Yes. Minnesota DNR stocking reports list 18 stockings of it in 10 of the years 2016 to 2025. The most recent, in 2025, included 1,660 muskellunge fingerlings.
Minnesota DNR’s August 2025 standard survey caught 17 species, most often bluegill, pumpkinseed, hybrid sunfish and walleye.
About 59% of the lake's area is deeper than 10 feet, measured from Minnesota DNR depth contours.