at Mountain Lake
Cottonwood County, Minnesota · 43.9480° N, 94.9484° W
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Updated 15 Oct 2026, 4:40 pm EDT.
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Minnesota DNR lake survey, fetched 15 Oct 2026. Not for navigation.
2 public access sites on Mountain Lake.
Minnesota DNR public water accesses, fetched 15 Oct 2026.
Minnesota DNR stocking reports list 21 stockings of Mountain Lake in 7 of the years 2016 to 2025. The most recent, in 2025, included 432 northern pike fingerlings. Species stocked: northern pike, walleye.
Latest: 2025: 115,000 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 Mountain Lake was in May 2022: 1 gill net and 9 trap nets caught 10 species. The DNR also ran a targeted survey in May 2025; this section uses the latest standard survey.
Walleye per gill net, standard surveys: 2004 2.3 · 2010 2.0 · 2014 21 · 2018 4.0 · 2022 14
Bluegill per trap net, standard surveys: 2004 24 · 2010 39 · 2014 12 · 2018 22 · 2022 58
Walleye: 19 measured, 12 to 24 in, half 17 in or longer; average 2.4 lb, above normal (normal 1–2.3 lb).
Largemouth bass: 45 measured, 4 to 17 in, half 10 in or longer; average 1.4 lb, above normal (normal 0.6–1.4 lb).
Black crappie: 79 measured, 2 to 11 in, half 8 in or longer; average 0.42 lb, normal (normal 0.2–0.5 lb).
Bluegill: 582 measured, 4 to 8 in, half 6 in or longer; average 0.09 lb, below normal (normal 0.1–0.4 lb).
Yellow perch: 14 measured, 7 to 11 in, half 8 in or longer; average 0.28 lb, normal (normal 0.1–0.3 lb).
Also caught: black bullhead, common carp, yellow bullhead.
Source: Minnesota DNR Fisheries lake survey, 31 May 2022, 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 3 readings, 2010–2018.
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and volunteer Secchi readings, via Minnesota DNR LakeFinder, fetched 15 Oct 2026.
Minnesota DNR lake survey; straight-line miles.
Mountain Lake is 8 feet at its deepest point, measured by Minnesota DNR survey. It covers 230 acres.
Yes. 2 public access sites are listed: Mountain Lake (W) Public Water Access Site; Mountain Lake (E) Public Water Access Site.
Yes. Minnesota DNR stocking reports list 21 stockings of it in 7 of the years 2016 to 2025. The most recent, in 2025, included 432 northern pike fingerlings.
Minnesota DNR’s May 2022 standard survey caught 10 species, most often bluegill, pumpkinseed, black crappie and walleye.