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Hennepin County, Minnesota · 44.8971° N, 93.5432° W
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Updated 15 Oct 2026, 4:53 pm EDT.
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Minnesota DNR lake survey, fetched 15 Oct 2026. Not for navigation.
1 public access site on Christmas Lake.
Minnesota DNR public water accesses, fetched 15 Oct 2026.
Minnesota DNR stocking reports list 1 stockings of Christmas Lake in 1 of the years 2016 to 2016. The most recent, in 2016, included 1,000 rainbow trout yearlings. Species stocked: rainbow trout.
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 Christmas Lake was in June 2023: 6 gill nets and 9 trap nets caught 11 species.
Northern pike per gill net, standard surveys: 1996 7.2 · 2001 16 · 2007 11 · 2018 7.2 · 2023 7.2
Bluegill per trap net, standard surveys: 1996 69 · 2001 67 · 2007 51 · 2018 36 · 2023 62
Northern pike: 44 measured, 16 to 34 in, half 21 in or longer; average 2.6 lb, normal (normal 1.5–3.2 lb).
Largemouth bass: 5 measured, 5 to 14 in, half 14 in or longer; average 0.69 lb, normal (normal 0.2–0.7 lb).
Black crappie: 7 measured, 5 to 10 in, half 7 in or longer; average 0.31 lb, normal (normal 0.3–0.5 lb).
Bluegill: 559 measured, 3 to 8 in, half 6 in or longer; average 0.17 lb, normal (normal 0.1–0.2 lb).
Also caught: bowfin (dogfish), brown bullhead, hybrid sunfish, yellow bullhead.
Source: Minnesota DNR Fisheries lake survey, 26 Jun 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 26 ft: the Secchi depth across 3 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.
Christmas Lake is 87 feet at its deepest point, measured by Minnesota DNR survey. It covers 267 acres.
Yes. 1 public access site is listed: Christmas Lake Public Water Access Site.
Yes. Minnesota DNR stocking reports list 1 stockings of it in 1 of the years 2016 to 2016. The most recent, in 2016, included 1,000 rainbow trout yearlings.
Minnesota DNR’s June 2023 standard survey caught 11 species, most often bluegill, hybrid sunfish, northern pike and pumpkinseed.
About 77% of the lake's area is deeper than 10 feet, measured from Minnesota DNR depth contours.