at Barrett
Grant County, Minnesota · 45.9194° N, 95.8811° W
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Updated 19 Oct 2026, 6:00 pm EDT.
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Minnesota DNR lake survey, fetched 15 Oct 2026. Not for navigation.
1 public access site on Barrett Lake.
Minnesota DNR public water accesses, fetched 15 Oct 2026.
Minnesota DNR stocking reports list 7 stockings of Barrett Lake in 6 of the years 2017 to 2025. The most recent, in 2025, included 3,600 bluegill sunfish adults. Species stocked: bluegill sunfish, walleye.
Latest: 2025: 422,000 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 Barrett Lake was in July 2023: 6 gill nets and 8 trap nets caught 17 species.
Walleye per gill net, standard surveys: 2005 8.0 · 2007 14 · 2011 27 · 2017 8.3 · 2023 24
Bluegill per trap net, standard surveys: 2005 36 · 2007 2.2 · 2011 1.3 · 2017 12 · 2023 3.9
Walleye: 152 measured, 9 to 28 in, half 11 in or longer; average 1.1 lb, below normal (normal 1.4–3 lb).
Northern pike: 25 measured, 16 to 31 in, half 22 in or longer; average 2.4 lb, normal (normal 1.7–3.1 lb).
Largemouth bass: 18 measured, 11 to 18 in, half 13 in or longer; average 1.9 lb, above normal (normal 0.5–1.5 lb).
Black crappie: 61 measured, 5 to 13 in, half 9 in or longer; average 0.47 lb, above normal (normal 0.2–0.4 lb).
Bluegill: 33 measured, 6 to 9 in, half 7 in or longer; average 0.34 lb, above normal (normal 0.1–0.3 lb).
Also caught: black bullhead, brown bullhead, common carp, freshwater drum, hybrid crappie, hybrid sunfish, shorthead redhorse, white sucker, yellow bullhead.
Source: Minnesota DNR Fisheries lake survey, 31 Jul 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 3 ft: the Secchi depth across 4 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.
Barrett Lake is 28 feet at its deepest point, measured by Minnesota DNR survey. It covers 530 acres.
Yes. 1 public access site is listed: Barrett Lake Public Water Access Site.
Yes. Minnesota DNR stocking reports list 7 stockings of it in 6 of the years 2017 to 2025. The most recent, in 2025, included 3,600 bluegill sunfish adults.
Minnesota DNR’s July 2023 standard survey caught 17 species, most often walleye, black crappie, bluegill and northern pike.
About 35% of the lake's area is deeper than 10 feet, measured from Minnesota DNR depth contours.