3 miles north of Alexandria
Douglas County, Minnesota · 45.9185° N, 95.3961° W
The Minnesota DNR lists no public access site on Lake Darling; much of the shore may be private.
Updated 19 Oct 2026, 5:59 pm EDT.
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Minnesota DNR lake survey, fetched 15 Oct 2026. Not for navigation.
Minnesota DNR stocking reports list 18 stockings of Lake Darling in 10 of the years 2016 to 2025. The most recent, in 2025, included 1,002 walleye fingerlings. Species stocked: walleye.
Latest: 2025: 3,444 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 Lake Darling was in July 2024: 12 gill nets and 11 trap nets caught 15 species.
Walleye per gill net, standard surveys: 2008 2.8 · 2012 7.4 · 2016 3.1 · 2020 1.7 · 2024 2.2
Bluegill per trap net, standard surveys: 2004 48 · 2008 32 · 2012 29 · 2016 38 · 2024 19
Walleye: 33 measured, 7 to 27 in, half 14 in or longer; average 1.6 lb, normal (normal 1.2–2.1 lb).
Northern pike: 259 measured, 13 to 32 in, half 20 in or longer; average 2.2 lb, normal (normal 1.6–2.8 lb).
Largemouth bass: 112 measured, 5 to 18 in, half 13 in or longer; average 1.4 lb, above normal (normal 0.5–1.2 lb).
Black crappie: 12 measured, 4 to 11 in, half 9 in or longer; average 0.5 lb, normal (normal 0.3–0.6 lb).
Bluegill: 327 measured, 3 to 8 in, half 5 in or longer; average 0.09 lb, below normal (normal 0.1–0.2 lb).
Also caught: bowfin (dogfish), brown bullhead, common carp, hybrid sunfish, tullibee (cisco), 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 13 ft: the Secchi depth across 4 readings, 2008–2020.
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and volunteer Secchi readings, via Minnesota DNR LakeFinder, fetched 15 Oct 2026.
Minnesota DNR lake survey; straight-line miles.
Lake Darling is 62 feet at its deepest point, measured by Minnesota DNR survey. It covers 1,050 acres.
Yes. Minnesota DNR stocking reports list 18 stockings of it in 10 of the years 2016 to 2025. The most recent, in 2025, included 1,002 walleye fingerlings.
Minnesota DNR’s July 2024 standard survey caught 15 species, most often bluegill, northern pike, hybrid sunfish and pumpkinseed.
About 53% of the lake's area is deeper than 10 feet, measured from Minnesota DNR depth contours.