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Chisago County, Minnesota · 45.3786° N, 92.8221° W
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Updated 15 Oct 2026, 4:36 pm EDT.
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Minnesota DNR lake survey, fetched 15 Oct 2026. Not for navigation.
1 public access site on South Center Lake.
Minnesota DNR public water accesses, fetched 15 Oct 2026.
Minnesota DNR stocking reports list 8 stockings of South Center Lake in 5 of the years 2016 to 2024. The most recent, in 2024, included 936 walleye fingerlings. Species stocked: walleye.
Latest: 2024: 1,963 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 South Center Lake was in August 2015: 11 gill nets and 11 trap nets caught 15 species. This survey is 11 years old. The DNR also ran a targeted survey in August 2023; this section uses the latest standard survey.
Walleye per gill net, standard surveys: 1995 6.6 · 2000 6.5 · 2005 2.6 · 2010 3.2 · 2015 3.6
Bluegill per trap net, standard surveys: 1995 48 · 2000 36 · 2005 30 · 2010 55 · 2015 42
Walleye: 66 measured, 7 to 23 in, half 14 in or longer; average 1.5 lb, normal (normal 1.2–2.4 lb).
Northern pike: 58 measured, 13 to 38 in, half 30 in or longer; average 4.6 lb, above normal (normal 1.5–2.7 lb).
Largemouth bass: 89 measured, 3 to 17 in, half 11 in or longer; average 1 lb, normal (normal 0.5–1.1 lb).
Black crappie: 467 measured, 3 to 11 in, half 4 in or longer; average 0.05 lb, below normal (normal 0.2–0.4 lb).
Bluegill: 591 measured, 2 to 8 in, half 6 in or longer; average 0.09 lb, below normal (normal 0.1–0.3 lb).
Also caught: black bullhead, bowfin (dogfish), brown bullhead, common carp, golden shiner, hybrid sunfish, white sucker, yellow bullhead.
Source: Minnesota DNR Fisheries lake survey, 10 Aug 2015, 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 5 readings, 2010–2023.
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and volunteer Secchi readings, via Minnesota DNR LakeFinder, fetched 15 Oct 2026.
Minnesota DNR lake survey; straight-line miles.
South Center Lake is 109 feet at its deepest point, measured by Minnesota DNR survey. It covers 910 acres.
Yes. 1 public access site is listed: South Center Lake Public Water Access Site.
Yes. Minnesota DNR stocking reports list 8 stockings of it in 5 of the years 2016 to 2024. The most recent, in 2024, included 936 walleye fingerlings.
Minnesota DNR’s August 2015 standard survey caught 15 species, most often bluegill, black crappie, northern pike and walleye.
About 41% of the lake's area is deeper than 10 feet, measured from Minnesota DNR depth contours.