2 miles east of Alexandria
Douglas County, Minnesota · 45.8757° N, 95.3412° 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 Victoria.
Minnesota DNR public water accesses, fetched 15 Oct 2026.
Minnesota DNR stocking reports list 24 stockings of Lake Victoria in 10 of the years 2016 to 2025. The most recent, in 2025, included 28 walleye adults. Species stocked: walleye, yellow perch.
Latest: 2025: 153 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 Victoria was in June 2024: 9 gill nets and 9 trap nets caught 16 species.
Walleye per gill net, standard surveys: 2008 6.8 · 2012 9.7 · 2016 6.6 · 2020 2.9 · 2024 1.2
Bluegill per trap net, standard surveys: 2004 26 · 2008 60 · 2012 9.4 · 2016 14 · 2024 36
Walleye: 11 measured, 8 to 22 in, half 14 in or longer; average 1.4 lb, normal (normal 1.2–2.4 lb).
Northern pike: 54 measured, 18 to 35 in, half 24 in or longer; average 3.7 lb, above normal (normal 1.5–2.7 lb).
Largemouth bass: 178 measured, 3 to 17 in, half 9 in or longer; average 0.72 lb, normal (normal 0.5–1.1 lb).
Black crappie: 7 measured, 7 to 11 in, half 10 in or longer; average 0.64 lb, above normal (normal 0.2–0.4 lb).
Bluegill: 604 measured, 3 to 9 in, half 6 in or longer; average 0.13 lb, normal (normal 0.1–0.3 lb).
Also caught: bowfin (dogfish), brown bullhead, common carp, hybrid sunfish, shorthead redhorse, white sucker, yellow bullhead.
Source: Minnesota DNR Fisheries lake survey, 10 Jun 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 12 ft: the Secchi depth across 5 readings, 2008–2024.
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and volunteer Secchi readings, via Minnesota DNR LakeFinder, fetched 15 Oct 2026.
Minnesota DNR lake survey; straight-line miles.
Lake Victoria is 60 feet at its deepest point, measured by Minnesota DNR survey. It covers 417 acres.
Yes. 1 public access site is listed: Victoria Lake Public Water Access Site.
Yes. Minnesota DNR stocking reports list 24 stockings of it in 10 of the years 2016 to 2025. The most recent, in 2025, included 28 walleye adults.
Minnesota DNR’s June 2024 standard survey caught 16 species, most often bluegill, yellow perch, hybrid sunfish and northern pike.
About 75% of the lake's area is deeper than 10 feet, measured from Minnesota DNR depth contours.