8 miles south of Squaw Lake
Itasca County, Minnesota · 47.5053° N, 94.0798° W
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Updated 19 Oct 2026, 6:05 pm EDT.
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Minnesota DNR lake survey, fetched 15 Oct 2026. Not for navigation.
5 public access sites on Cut Foot Sioux Lake.
Minnesota DNR public water accesses, fetched 15 Oct 2026.
Minnesota DNR stocking reports list 9 stockings of Cut Foot Sioux Lake in 9 of the years 2016 to 2025. The most recent, in 2025, included 1,000,000 walleye fry. Species stocked: walleye.
Latest: 2025: 1,000,000 walleye fry.
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 Cut Foot Sioux Lake was in June 2023: 15 gill nets and 14 trap nets caught 14 species. The DNR also ran a targeted survey in May 2025; this section uses the latest standard survey.
Walleye per gill net, standard surveys: 2002 4.3 · 2007 4.5 · 2012 4.5 · 2017 4.6 · 2023 4.1
Bluegill per trap net, standard surveys: 2002 2.9 · 2007 13 · 2012 0.6 · 2017 4.9 · 2023 4.4
Walleye: 63 measured, 7 to 24 in, half 14 in or longer; average 1.1 lb, normal (normal 1.1–1.9 lb).
Northern pike: 134 measured, 10 to 40 in, half 20 in or longer; average 2.2 lb, normal (normal 1.7–2.8 lb).
Black crappie: 12 measured, 5 to 12 in, half 8 in or longer; average 0.39 lb, normal (normal 0.3–0.6 lb).
Bluegill: 65 measured, 3 to 8 in, half 6 in or longer; average 0.29 lb, above normal (normal 0.1–0.2 lb).
Yellow perch: 350 measured, 4 to 10 in, half 6 in or longer; average 0.12 lb, normal (normal 0.1–0.2 lb).
Also caught: bowfin (dogfish), brown bullhead, burbot, hybrid sunfish, tullibee (cisco), white sucker, 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 12 ft: the Secchi depth across 7 readings, 2007–2026.
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and volunteer Secchi readings, via Minnesota DNR LakeFinder, fetched 15 Oct 2026.
Minnesota DNR lake survey; straight-line miles.
Cut Foot Sioux Lake is 78 feet at its deepest point, measured by Minnesota DNR survey. It covers 2,771 acres.
Yes. 5 public access sites are listed: Cut Foot Sioux Lake, Williams Narrows Public Water Access Site; Cut Foot Sioux Lake, Deer Lake Public Water Access Site; Cut Foot Sioux Lake, #2 Public Water Access Site; Cut Foot Sioux Lake, Mosomo Public Water Access Site; Cut Foot Sioux Lake, S. McAvity Bay Public Water Access Site.
Yes. Minnesota DNR stocking reports list 9 stockings of it in 9 of the years 2016 to 2025. The most recent, in 2025, included 1,000,000 walleye fry.
Minnesota DNR’s June 2023 standard survey caught 14 species, most often yellow perch, northern pike, rock bass and bluegill.
About 100% of the lake's area is deeper than 10 feet, measured from Minnesota DNR depth contours.