5 miles northeast of Elbow Lake
Grant County, Minnesota · 46.0234° N, 95.8832° 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.
3 public access sites on Pomme de Terre Lake.
Minnesota DNR public water accesses, fetched 15 Oct 2026.
Minnesota DNR stocking reports list 9 stockings of Pomme de Terre Lake in 9 of the years 2017 to 2025. The most recent, in 2025, included 1,613,000 walleye fry. Species stocked: walleye.
Latest: 2025: 1,613,000 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 Pomme de Terre Lake was in August 2023: 12 gill nets and 15 trap nets caught 17 species.
Walleye per gill net, standard surveys: 2003 7.9 · 2007 14 · 2011 7.3 · 2017 7.8 · 2023 12
Bluegill per trap net, standard surveys: 2003 18 · 2007 9.5 · 2011 3.1 · 2017 16 · 2023 25
Walleye: 157 measured, 9 to 27 in, half 11 in or longer; average 0.96 lb, normal (normal 0.9–1.9 lb).
Northern pike: 17 measured, 10 to 33 in, half 25 in or longer; average 3.8 lb, above normal (normal 1.5–3 lb).
Largemouth bass: 89 measured, 4 to 18 in, half 9 in or longer; average 1.1 lb, normal (normal 0.4–1.5 lb).
Black crappie: 36 measured, 3 to 14 in, half 6 in or longer; average 0.18 lb, below normal (normal 0.2–0.4 lb).
Bluegill: 390 measured, 3 to 9 in, half 6 in or longer; average 0.15 lb, below normal (normal 0.2–0.4 lb).
Also caught: bigmouth buffalo, black bullhead, bowfin (dogfish), brown bullhead, common carp, hybrid sunfish, pumpkinseed, white sucker, yellow bullhead.
Source: Minnesota DNR Fisheries lake survey, 21 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 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.
Pomme de Terre Lake is 23 feet at its deepest point, measured by Minnesota DNR survey. It covers 1,816 acres.
Yes. 3 public access sites are listed: Pomme De Terre Lake (W) Public Water Access Site; Pomme De Terre Lake (E) Public Water Access Site; Pomme De Terre Lake (S), Tipsinah Mound Public Water Access Site.
Yes. Minnesota DNR stocking reports list 9 stockings of it in 9 of the years 2017 to 2025. The most recent, in 2025, included 1,613,000 walleye fry.
Minnesota DNR’s August 2023 standard survey caught 17 species, most often bluegill, walleye, yellow perch and hybrid sunfish.
About 41% of the lake's area is deeper than 10 feet, measured from Minnesota DNR depth contours.