5 miles north of Farwell
Douglas County, Minnesota · 45.8302° N, 95.6100° W
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Updated 19 Oct 2026, 5:59 pm EDT.
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Minnesota DNR lake survey, fetched 15 Oct 2026. Not for navigation.
1 public access site on Lake Oscar.
Minnesota DNR public water accesses, fetched 15 Oct 2026.
Minnesota DNR stocking reports list 17 stockings of Lake Oscar in 9 of the years 2016 to 2025. The most recent, in 2025, included 11,000 walleye fingerlings. Species stocked: muskellunge, walleye.
Latest: 2025: 11,000 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 Lake Oscar (Oscar basin) was in August 2022: 12 gill nets and 12 trap nets caught 12 species. The DNR also ran a targeted survey in April 2025; this section uses the latest standard survey.
Walleye per gill net, standard surveys: 2006 7.9 · 2010 9.1 · 2014 5.8 · 2018 3.3 · 2022 3.8
Bluegill per trap net, standard surveys: 2006 43 · 2010 27 · 2014 35 · 2018 16 · 2022 20
Walleye: 46 measured, 11 to 26 in, half 15 in or longer; average 2.1 lb, normal (normal 1.4–3 lb).
Northern pike: 99 measured, 13 to 32 in, half 22 in or longer; average 2.6 lb, normal (normal 1.7–3.1 lb).
Largemouth bass: 116 measured, 5 to 18 in, half 11 in or longer; average 0.75 lb, normal (normal 0.5–1.5 lb).
Black crappie: 57 measured, 4 to 11 in, half 8 in or longer; average 0.37 lb, above normal (normal 0.1–0.3 lb).
Bluegill: 621 measured, 3 to 8 in, half 6 in or longer; average 0.13 lb, normal (normal 0.1–0.3 lb).
Also caught: brown bullhead, hybrid sunfish, white sucker, yellow bullhead.
Source: Minnesota DNR Fisheries lake survey, 1 Aug 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 6 ft: the Secchi depth across 5 readings, 2006–2022.
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and volunteer Secchi readings, via Minnesota DNR LakeFinder, fetched 15 Oct 2026.
Minnesota DNR lake survey; straight-line miles.
Lake Oscar is 25 feet at its deepest point, measured by Minnesota DNR survey. It covers 1,231 acres.
Yes. 1 public access site is listed: Oscar Lake Public Water Access Site.
Yes. Minnesota DNR stocking reports list 17 stockings of it in 9 of the years 2016 to 2025. The most recent, in 2025, included 11,000 walleye fingerlings.
Minnesota DNR’s August 2022 standard survey caught 12 species, most often bluegill, yellow perch, northern pike and pumpkinseed.
About 30% of the lake's area is deeper than 10 feet, measured from Minnesota DNR depth contours.