2 miles northeast of Eden Prairie
Hennepin County, Minnesota · 44.8785° N, 93.4291° 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 Bryant Lake.
Minnesota DNR public water accesses, fetched 15 Oct 2026.
Minnesota DNR stocking reports list 10 stockings of Bryant Lake in 5 of the years 2016 to 2025. The most recent, in 2025, included 128 tiger muskellunge fingerlings. Species stocked: tiger muskellunge, walleye.
Latest: 2025: 1,260 walleye yearlings.
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 Bryant Lake was in July 2022: 6 gill nets and 9 trap nets caught 11 species. The DNR also ran a targeted survey in August 2023; this section uses the latest standard survey.
Walleye per gill net, standard surveys: 2006 0.7 · 2012 3.8 · 2017 2.5 · 2022 4.5
Bluegill per trap net, standard surveys: 1999 111 · 2006 18 · 2012 40 · 2017 24 · 2022 102
Walleye: 27 measured, 15 to 26 in, half 19 in or longer; average 2.7 lb, above normal (normal 1.2–2.7 lb).
Northern pike: 39 measured, 12 to 32 in, half 24 in or longer; average 2.8 lb, normal (normal 2–3.5 lb).
Largemouth bass: 5 measured, 5 to 17 in, half 6 in or longer; average 0.77 lb, normal (normal 0.2–0.9 lb).
Black crappie: 91 measured, 5 to 11 in, half 7 in or longer; average 0.17 lb, normal (normal 0.1–0.3 lb).
Bluegill: 1,047 measured, 3 to 7 in, half 5 in or longer; average 0.05 lb, below normal (normal 0.1–0.3 lb).
Also caught: hybrid sunfish, tiger muskellunge, yellow bullhead.
Source: Minnesota DNR Fisheries lake survey, 18 Jul 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 4 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.
Bryant Lake is 45 feet at its deepest point, measured by Minnesota DNR survey. It covers 180 acres.
Yes. 1 public access site is listed: Bryant Lake, Regional Park Public Water Access Site.
Yes. Minnesota DNR stocking reports list 10 stockings of it in 5 of the years 2016 to 2025. The most recent, in 2025, included 128 tiger muskellunge fingerlings.
Minnesota DNR’s July 2022 standard survey caught 11 species, most often bluegill, black crappie, pumpkinseed and northern pike.
About 62% of the lake's area is deeper than 10 feet, measured from Minnesota DNR depth contours.