2 miles southeast of Albert Lea
Freeborn County, Minnesota · 43.6380° N, 93.3414° W
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Updated 15 Oct 2026, 4:50 pm EDT.
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Minnesota DNR lake survey, fetched 15 Oct 2026. Not for navigation.
3 public access sites on Albert Lea Lake.
Minnesota DNR public water accesses, fetched 15 Oct 2026.
Minnesota DNR stocking reports list 5 stockings of Albert Lea Lake in 5 of the years 2017 to 2025. The most recent, in 2025, included 2,654,000 walleye fry. Species stocked: walleye.
Latest: 2025: 2,654,000 walleye fry.
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 Albert Lea Lake was in June 2021: 3 gill nets and 8 trap nets caught 19 species.
Walleye per gill net, standard surveys: 2006 60 · 2010 41 · 2015 12 · 2018 3.3 · 2021 17
Bluegill per trap net, standard surveys: 2006 2.8 · 2010 9.9 · 2015 5.3 · 2018 4.7 · 2021 7.4
Walleye: 53 measured, 10 to 24 in, half 15 in or longer; average 1.5 lb, normal (normal 0.9–1.9 lb).
Black crappie: 233 measured, 3 to 8 in, half 4 in or longer; average 0.04 lb, below normal (normal 0.2–0.5 lb).
Bluegill: 60 measured, 3 to 6 in, half 3 in or longer; average 0.04 lb, below normal (normal 0.2–0.4 lb).
Yellow perch: 92 measured, 4 to 10 in, half 6 in or longer; average 0.14 lb, normal (normal 0.1–0.4 lb).
Also caught: bigmouth buffalo, black bullhead, bullheads, channel catfish, common carp, golden shiner, goldfish, hybrid sunfish, orangespotted sunfish, tadpole madtom, white sucker, yellow bullhead.
Source: Minnesota DNR Fisheries lake survey, 14 Jun 2021, 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 2 ft: the Secchi depth across 3 readings, 2015–2021.
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and volunteer Secchi readings, via Minnesota DNR LakeFinder, fetched 15 Oct 2026.
Minnesota DNR lake survey; straight-line miles.
Albert Lea Lake is 6 feet at its deepest point, measured by Minnesota DNR survey. It covers 2,669 acres.
Yes. 3 public access sites are listed: Albert Lea Lake, St. Nicholas Landing Public Water Access Site; Albert Lea Lake, Myre Big Island SPK Public Water Access Site; Albert Lea Lake, Frank Hall Park Public Water Access Site.
Yes. Minnesota DNR stocking reports list 5 stockings of it in 5 of the years 2017 to 2025. The most recent, in 2025, included 2,654,000 walleye fry.
Minnesota DNR’s June 2021 standard survey caught 19 species, most often black crappie, yellow perch, bluegill and walleye.