7 miles north of Emily
Cass County, Minnesota · 46.8703° N, 93.9889° W
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Updated 15 Oct 2026, 4:32 pm EDT.
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Minnesota DNR lake survey, fetched 15 Oct 2026. Not for navigation.
1 public access site on Washburn Lake.
Minnesota DNR public water accesses, fetched 15 Oct 2026.
Minnesota DNR stocking reports list 9 stockings of Washburn Lake in 6 of the years 2016 to 2024. The most recent, in 2024, included 11,220 walleye yearlings. Species stocked: walleye.
Latest: 2024: 12,716 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 Washburn Lake was in August 2021: 15 gill nets and 15 trap nets caught 16 species. The DNR also ran a targeted survey in September 2025; this section uses the latest standard survey.
Walleye per gill net, standard surveys: 1998 2.7 · 2003 5.3 · 2009 3.7 · 2015 2.4 · 2021 2.9
Bluegill per trap net, standard surveys: 1998 10 · 2003 19 · 2009 13 · 2015 7.1 · 2021 12
Walleye: 49 measured, 8 to 27 in, half 20 in or longer; average 3.1 lb, above normal (normal 1.1–1.9 lb).
Northern pike: 51 measured, 10 to 36 in, half 18 in or longer; average 2 lb, normal (normal 1.7–2.8 lb).
Largemouth bass: 23 measured, 6 to 15 in, half 9 in or longer; average 0.66 lb, normal (normal 0.6–1 lb).
Smallmouth bass: 16 measured, 5 to 18 in, half 16 in or longer; average 2 lb, above normal (normal 0.9–1.8 lb).
Black crappie: 40 measured, 4 to 12 in, half 6 in or longer; average 0.18 lb, below normal (normal 0.3–0.6 lb).
Also caught: bowfin (dogfish), brown bullhead, hybrid sunfish, shorthead redhorse, tullibee (cisco), white sucker, yellow bullhead.
Source: Minnesota DNR Fisheries lake survey, 9 Aug 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 13 ft: the Secchi depth across 12 readings, 2009–2024.
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and volunteer Secchi readings, via Minnesota DNR LakeFinder, fetched 15 Oct 2026.
Minnesota DNR lake survey; straight-line miles.
Washburn Lake is 111 feet at its deepest point, measured by Minnesota DNR survey. It covers 1,590 acres.
Yes. 1 public access site is listed: Washburn Lake Public Water Access Site.
Yes. Minnesota DNR stocking reports list 9 stockings of it in 6 of the years 2016 to 2024. The most recent, in 2024, included 11,220 walleye yearlings.
Minnesota DNR’s August 2021 standard survey caught 16 species, most often bluegill, northern pike, walleye and black crappie.
About 62% of the lake's area is deeper than 10 feet, measured from Minnesota DNR depth contours.