7 miles northwest of Nevis
Hubbard County, Minnesota · 47.0426° N, 94.9275° W
Directions to Upper Bottle Lake Public Water Access SiteApple Maps
Directions open in Google or Apple Maps, to the Minnesota DNR public access site.
Updated 19 Oct 2026, 6:01 pm EDT.
National Weather Service; National Interagency Fire Center; U.S. EPA CyAN satellite; Minnesota DNR. Weather, warnings, fires and satellite refresh when you open the page (checked at most hourly).
Minnesota DNR lake survey, fetched 15 Oct 2026. Not for navigation.
1 public access site on Upper Bottle Lake.
Minnesota DNR public water accesses, fetched 15 Oct 2026.
Minnesota DNR stocking reports list 2 stockings of Upper Bottle Lake in 2 of the years 2016 to 2018. The most recent, in 2018, included 6,973 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 Upper Bottle Lake was in August 2023: 6 gill nets and 9 trap nets caught 13 species.
Walleye per gill net, standard surveys: 2003 20 · 2008 12 · 2013 34 · 2018 8.8 · 2023 8.8
Bluegill per trap net, standard surveys: 2003 14 · 2008 4.9 · 2013 1.3 · 2018 3.6 · 2023 4.6
Walleye: 76 measured, 5 to 21 in, half 12 in or longer; average 0.97 lb, below normal (normal 1.2–2.1 lb).
Northern pike: 80 measured, 9 to 36 in, half 20 in or longer; average 2.2 lb, normal (normal 1.6–2.8 lb).
Largemouth bass: 14 measured, 4 to 15 in, half 11 in or longer; average 1.6 lb, above normal (normal 0.5–1.2 lb).
Black crappie: 12 measured, 4 to 10 in, half 8 in or longer; average 0.32 lb, normal (normal 0.3–0.6 lb).
Bluegill: 52 measured, 3 to 9 in, half 4 in or longer; average 0.14 lb, normal (normal 0.1–0.2 lb).
Also caught: brown bullhead, golden shiner, white sucker, yellow bullhead.
Source: Minnesota DNR Fisheries lake survey, 14 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 14 ft: the Secchi depth across 4 readings, 2008–2023.
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and volunteer Secchi readings, via Minnesota DNR LakeFinder, fetched 15 Oct 2026.
Minnesota DNR lake survey; straight-line miles.
Upper Bottle Lake is 55 feet at its deepest point, measured by Minnesota DNR survey. It covers 459 acres.
Yes. 1 public access site is listed: Upper Bottle Lake Public Water Access Site.
Yes. Minnesota DNR stocking reports list 2 stockings of it in 2 of the years 2016 to 2018. The most recent, in 2018, included 6,973 walleye fingerlings.
Minnesota DNR’s August 2023 standard survey caught 13 species, most often northern pike, rock bass, walleye and bluegill.
About 1% of the lake's area is deeper than 10 feet, measured from Minnesota DNR depth contours.