6 miles northeast of Laporte
Cass County, Minnesota · 47.2649° N, 94.6585° W
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Updated 19 Oct 2026, 5:54 pm EDT.
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Minnesota DNR lake survey, fetched 15 Oct 2026. Not for navigation.
1 public access site on Steamboat Lake.
Minnesota DNR public water accesses, fetched 15 Oct 2026.
Minnesota DNR stocking reports list 9 stockings of Steamboat Lake in 9 of the years 2016 to 2025. The most recent, in 2025, included 534,060 walleye fry. Species stocked: walleye.
Latest: 2025: 534,060 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 Steamboat Lake was in July 2024: 15 gill nets and 15 trap nets caught 13 species. The DNR also ran a targeted survey in August 2024; this section uses the latest standard survey.
Walleye per gill net, standard surveys: 2006 7.0 · 2014 3.6 · 2018 2.4 · 2021 3.2 · 2024 4.0
Bluegill per trap net, standard surveys: 2006 12 · 2014 6.6 · 2018 14 · 2021 2.5 · 2024 4.3
Walleye: 78 measured, 5 to 25 in, half 13 in or longer; average 1.5 lb, normal (normal 1.1–1.9 lb).
Northern pike: 163 measured, 14 to 32 in, half 19 in or longer; average 2.1 lb, normal (normal 1.7–2.8 lb).
Largemouth bass: 18 measured, 1 to 18 in, half 5 in or longer; average 0.07 lb, below normal (normal 0.3–0.7 lb).
Black crappie: 7 measured, 4 to 14 in, half 11 in or longer; average 0.77 lb, above normal (normal 0.2–0.5 lb).
Bluegill: 91 measured, 2 to 8 in, half 5 in or longer; average 0.11 lb, normal (normal 0.1–0.2 lb).
Also caught: bowfin (dogfish), brown bullhead, hybrid sunfish, white sucker, yellow bullhead.
Source: Minnesota DNR Fisheries lake survey, 29 Jul 2024, 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 9 ft: the Secchi depth across 5 readings, 2006–2024.
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and volunteer Secchi readings, via Minnesota DNR LakeFinder, fetched 15 Oct 2026.
Minnesota DNR lake survey; straight-line miles.
Steamboat Lake is 93 feet at its deepest point, measured by Minnesota DNR survey. It covers 1,756 acres.
Yes. 1 public access site is listed: Steamboat 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 534,060 walleye fry.
Minnesota DNR’s July 2024 standard survey caught 13 species, most often yellow perch, northern pike, rock bass and bluegill.
About 76% of the lake's area is deeper than 10 feet, measured from Minnesota DNR depth contours.