4 miles west of Miltona
Douglas County, Minnesota · 46.0409° N, 95.3687° W
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Updated 15 Oct 2026, 4:49 pm EDT.
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Minnesota DNR lake survey, fetched 15 Oct 2026. Not for navigation.
3 public access sites on Lake Miltona.
Minnesota DNR public water accesses, fetched 15 Oct 2026.
Minnesota DNR stocking reports list 36 stockings of Lake Miltona in 10 of the years 2016 to 2025. The most recent, in 2025, included 1,381 muskellunge fingerlings. Species stocked: muskellunge, walleye.
Latest: 2025: 50 walleye adults.
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 Miltona was in August 2023: 12 gill nets and 15 trap nets caught 16 species.
Walleye per gill net, standard surveys: 2007 14 · 2011 18 · 2015 14 · 2019 5.8 · 2023 11
Bluegill per trap net, standard surveys: 2007 63 · 2011 22 · 2015 32 · 2019 35 · 2023 23
Walleye: 138 measured, 7 to 27 in, half 14 in or longer; average 1.4 lb, normal (normal 1.1–1.9 lb).
Northern pike: 27 measured, 14 to 32 in, half 22 in or longer; average 3.1 lb, above normal (normal 1.7–2.8 lb).
Largemouth bass: 40 measured, 5 to 15 in, half 10 in or longer; average 0.84 lb, normal (normal 0.6–1 lb).
Smallmouth bass: 14 measured, 6 to 18 in, half 8 in or longer; average 0.8 lb, above normal (normal 0.1–0.6 lb).
Black crappie: 23 measured, 5 to 13 in, half 10 in or longer; average 0.74 lb, above normal (normal 0.2–0.5 lb).
Also caught: black bullhead, brown bullhead, hybrid sunfish, muskellunge, smallmouth bass, tullibee (cisco), white sucker, yellow bullhead.
Source: Minnesota DNR Fisheries lake survey, 14 Aug 2023, 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 11 ft: the Secchi depth across 5 readings, 2007–2023.
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and volunteer Secchi readings, via Minnesota DNR LakeFinder, fetched 15 Oct 2026.
Minnesota DNR lake survey; straight-line miles.
Lake Miltona is 105 feet at its deepest point, measured by Minnesota DNR survey. It covers 5,731 acres.
Yes. 3 public access sites are listed: Miltona Lake, Sandy Beach Public Water Access Site; Miltona Lake, Parson Park (NE) Public Water Access Site; Miltona Lake (NW) Public Water Access Site.
Yes. Minnesota DNR stocking reports list 36 stockings of it in 10 of the years 2016 to 2025. The most recent, in 2025, included 1,381 muskellunge fingerlings.
Minnesota DNR’s August 2023 standard survey caught 16 species, most often bluegill, hybrid sunfish, pumpkinseed and yellow perch.
About 65% of the lake's area is deeper than 10 feet, measured from Minnesota DNR depth contours.