2 miles southwest of East Gull Lake
Cass County, Minnesota · 46.3728° N, 94.3863° W
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Updated 19 Oct 2026, 5:53 pm EDT.
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Minnesota DNR lake survey, fetched 15 Oct 2026. Not for navigation.
1 public access site on Sylvan Lake.
Minnesota DNR public water accesses, fetched 15 Oct 2026.
Minnesota DNR stocking reports list 3 stockings of Sylvan Lake in 3 of the years 2016 to 2025. The most recent, in 2025, included 4,950 walleye yearlings. Species stocked: walleye.
Latest: 2025: 4,950 walleye yearlings.
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 Sylvan Lake was in June 2021: 12 gill nets and 12 trap nets caught 15 species. The DNR also ran a targeted survey in May 2023; this section uses the latest standard survey.
Walleye per gill net, standard surveys: 1998 1.8 · 2001 1.6 · 2004 0.7 · 2014 0.9 · 2021 0.4
Bluegill per trap net, standard surveys: 1993 25 · 1998 11 · 2004 19 · 2014 6.6 · 2021 16
Walleye: 6 measured, 13 to 23 in, half 19 in or longer; average 2.9 lb, above normal (normal 1.2–2.4 lb).
Northern pike: 162 measured, 10 to 37 in, half 18 in or longer; average 2.2 lb, normal (normal 1.5–2.7 lb).
Largemouth bass: 35 measured, 5 to 15 in, half 11 in or longer; average 0.89 lb, normal (normal 0.5–1.1 lb).
Black crappie: 24 measured, 4 to 12 in, half 8 in or longer; average 0.42 lb, normal (normal 0.2–0.5 lb).
Bluegill: 213 measured, 3 to 9 in, half 7 in or longer; average 0.2 lb, normal (normal 0.1–0.3 lb).
Also caught: black bullhead, bowfin (dogfish), brown bullhead, burbot, hybrid sunfish, white sucker, yellow bullhead.
Source: Minnesota DNR Fisheries lake survey, 14 Jun 2021, 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 19 ft: the Secchi depth across 6 readings, 2008–2021.
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and volunteer Secchi readings, via Minnesota DNR LakeFinder, fetched 15 Oct 2026.
Minnesota DNR lake survey; straight-line miles.
Sylvan Lake is 57 feet at its deepest point, measured by Minnesota DNR survey. It covers 894 acres.
Yes. 1 public access site is listed: Sylvan Lake Public Water Access Site.
Yes. Minnesota DNR stocking reports list 3 stockings of it in 3 of the years 2016 to 2025. The most recent, in 2025, included 4,950 walleye yearlings.
Minnesota DNR’s June 2021 standard survey caught 15 species, most often bluegill, northern pike, yellow perch and largemouth bass.
About 55% of the lake's area is deeper than 10 feet, measured from Minnesota DNR depth contours.