2 miles north of Dundee
Cottonwood County, Minnesota · 43.8779° N, 95.4525° W
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Updated 19 Oct 2026, 5:56 pm EDT.
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Minnesota DNR lake survey, fetched 15 Oct 2026. Not for navigation.
2 public access sites on Talcot Lake.
Minnesota DNR public water accesses, fetched 15 Oct 2026.
Minnesota DNR stocking reports list 1 stockings of Talcot Lake in 1 of the years 2023 to 2023. The most recent, in 2023, included 1,673 northern pike fingerlings. Species stocked: northern pike.
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 Talcot Lake was in July 2024: 3 gill nets and 12 trap nets caught 17 species. The DNR also ran a targeted survey in September 2025; this section uses the latest standard survey.
Walleye per gill net, standard surveys: 2010 17 · 2014 3.7 · 2016 21 · 2020 25 · 2024 23
Bluegill per trap net, standard surveys: 2020 5.3 · 2024 0.1
Walleye: 71 measured, 9 to 26 in, half 11 in or longer; average 0.9 lb, below normal (normal 1–2.3 lb).
Northern pike: 5 measured, 15 to 25 in, half 20 in or longer; average 2.1 lb, normal (normal 1.8–3.4 lb).
Largemouth bass: 7 measured, 7 to 15 in, half 7 in or longer; average 0.57 lb, normal (normal 0.3–1.5 lb).
Black crappie: 9 measured, 6 to 9 in, half 8 in or longer; average 0.4 lb, normal (normal 0.2–0.5 lb).
Yellow perch: 23 measured, 6 to 11 in, half 8 in or longer; average 0.44 lb, above normal (normal 0.1–0.3 lb).
Also caught: bigmouth buffalo, black bullhead, channel catfish, common carp, freshwater drum, orangespotted sunfish, quillback, river redhorse, white sucker, yellow bullhead.
Source: Minnesota DNR Fisheries lake survey, 15 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 1 ft: the Secchi depth across 6 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.
Talcot Lake is 6 feet at its deepest point, measured by Minnesota DNR survey. It covers 873 acres.
Yes. 2 public access sites are listed: Talcot Lake Public Water Access Site; Des Moines River, Talc Public Water Access Site.
Yes. Minnesota DNR stocking reports list 1 stockings of it in 1 of the years 2023 to 2023. The most recent, in 2023, included 1,673 northern pike fingerlings.
Minnesota DNR’s July 2024 standard survey caught 17 species, most often walleye, channel catfish, yellow perch and black crappie.