at Minnetonka Beach
Hennepin County, Minnesota · 44.9326° N, 93.5975° W
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Updated 15 Oct 2026, 4:52 pm EDT.
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Minnesota DNR lake survey, fetched 15 Oct 2026. Not for navigation.
11 public access sites on Lake Minnetonka.
Minnesota DNR public water accesses, fetched 15 Oct 2026.
Minnesota DNR stocking reports list 35 stockings of Lake Minnetonka in 10 of the years 2016 to 2025. The most recent, in 2025, included 1,170 muskellunge yearlings. Species stocked: muskellunge, walleye.
Latest: 2025: 10,500 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 Lake Minnetonka was in June 2022: 24 gill nets and 24 trap nets caught 19 species.
Walleye per gill net, standard surveys: 2012 4.2 · 2014 2.6 · 2016 3.2 · 2019 1.7 · 2022 2.5
Bluegill per trap net, standard surveys: 1997 101 · 2007 113 · 2016 73 · 2019 45 · 2022 92
Walleye: 66 measured, 10 to 26 in, half 19 in or longer; average 2.6 lb, above normal (normal 1.1–1.9 lb).
Northern pike: 295 measured, 10 to 35 in, half 21 in or longer; average 2.6 lb, normal (normal 1.7–2.8 lb).
Largemouth bass: 10 measured, 5 to 14 in, half 9 in or longer; average 0.95 lb, normal (normal 0.6–1 lb).
Black crappie: 117 measured, 4 to 12 in, half 8 in or longer; average 0.33 lb, normal (normal 0.2–0.5 lb).
Bluegill: 2,970 measured, 2 to 8 in, half 6 in or longer; average 0.15 lb, normal (normal 0.1–0.2 lb).
Also caught: black bullhead, bowfin (dogfish), brown bullhead, common carp, golden shiner, hybrid sunfish, largemouth bass, muskellunge, smallmouth bass, white sucker, yellow bullhead.
Source: Minnesota DNR Fisheries lake survey, 6 Jun 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 8 ft: the Secchi depth across 135 readings, 2007–2022.
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and volunteer Secchi readings, via Minnesota DNR LakeFinder, fetched 15 Oct 2026.
Minnesota DNR lake survey; straight-line miles.
Lake Minnetonka is 113 feet at its deepest point, measured by Minnesota DNR survey. It covers 14,206 acres.
Yes. 11 public access sites are listed: Lake Minnetonka, North Arm Public Water Access Site; Lake Minnetonka, Grays Bay Public Water Access Site; Lake Minnetonka, Carson Bay Public Water Access Site; Lake Minnetonka, Phelp's Public Water Access Site; Lake Minnetonka, Halsted Bay Public Water Access Site; Lake Minnetonka, Mounds Bay Park Public Water Access Site; Lake Minnetonka, King's Point Public Water Access Site; Lake Minnetonka, Spring Park Bay Public Water Access Site; Lake Minnetonka, Grays Bay Dam Public Water Access Site; Lake Minnetonka, Regional Park Public Water Access Site; Lake Minnetonka, Maxwell Bay Public Water Access Site.
Yes. Minnesota DNR stocking reports list 35 stockings of it in 10 of the years 2016 to 2025. The most recent, in 2025, included 1,170 muskellunge yearlings.
Minnesota DNR’s June 2022 standard survey caught 19 species, most often bluegill, hybrid sunfish, northern pike and pumpkinseed.
About 100% of the lake's area is deeper than 10 feet, measured from Minnesota DNR depth contours.