at Medicine Lake
Hennepin County, Minnesota · 45.0064° N, 93.4200° 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.
1 public access site on Medicine Lake.
Minnesota DNR public water accesses, fetched 15 Oct 2026.
Minnesota DNR stocking reports list 2 stockings of Medicine Lake in 2 of the years 2017 to 2019. The most recent, in 2019, included 16,836 walleye fingerlings. Species stocked: walleye.
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 Medicine Lake was in July 2023: 9 gill nets and 11 trap nets caught 14 species.
Walleye per gill net, standard surveys: 2012 1.4 · 2014 3.3 · 2017 3.9 · 2020 2.9 · 2023 2.3
Bluegill per trap net, standard surveys: 2012 31 · 2014 37 · 2017 4.6 · 2020 23 · 2023 33
Walleye: 20 measured, 13 to 25 in, half 17 in or longer; average 2.5 lb, normal (normal 1.2–2.7 lb).
Northern pike: 126 measured, 13 to 36 in, half 24 in or longer; average 2.9 lb, normal (normal 2–3.5 lb).
Black crappie: 113 measured, 4 to 10 in, half 7 in or longer; average 0.21 lb, normal (normal 0.1–0.3 lb).
Bluegill: 490 measured, 2 to 9 in, half 5 in or longer; average 0.1 lb, normal (normal 0.1–0.3 lb).
Yellow perch: 49 measured, 4 to 8 in, half 6 in or longer; average 0.13 lb, normal (normal 0.1–0.2 lb).
Also caught: black bullhead, bowfin (dogfish), brown bullhead, golden shiner, hybrid sunfish, yellow bullhead.
Source: Minnesota DNR Fisheries lake survey, 5 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 7 ft: the Secchi depth across 9 readings, 2006–2023.
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and volunteer Secchi readings, via Minnesota DNR LakeFinder, fetched 15 Oct 2026.
Minnesota DNR lake survey; straight-line miles.
Medicine Lake is 49 feet at its deepest point, measured by Minnesota DNR survey. It covers 924 acres.
Yes. 1 public access site is listed: Medicine Lake, French Regional Park Public Water Access Site.
Yes. Minnesota DNR stocking reports list 2 stockings of it in 2 of the years 2017 to 2019. The most recent, in 2019, included 16,836 walleye fingerlings.
Minnesota DNR’s July 2023 standard survey caught 14 species, most often bluegill, northern pike, black crappie and hybrid sunfish.
About 65% of the lake's area is deeper than 10 feet, measured from Minnesota DNR depth contours.