7 miles northeast of Deer River
Itasca County, Minnesota · 47.3785° N, 93.6620° W
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Updated 15 Oct 2026, 4:59 pm EDT.
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Minnesota DNR lake survey, fetched 15 Oct 2026. Not for navigation.
1 public access site on Deer Lake.
Minnesota DNR public water accesses, fetched 15 Oct 2026.
Minnesota DNR stocking reports list 10 stockings of Deer Lake in 10 of the years 2016 to 2025. The most recent, in 2025, included 16,742 walleye fingerlings. Species stocked: walleye.
Latest: 2025: 16,742 walleye fingerlings.
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 Deer Lake was in July 2023: 15 gill nets and 14 trap nets caught 16 species.
Walleye per gill net, standard surveys: 2000 5.4 · 2005 8.1 · 2012 13 · 2017 10 · 2023 6.1
Bluegill per trap net, standard surveys: 2000 10 · 2005 32 · 2012 17 · 2017 15 · 2023 23
Walleye: 96 measured, 7 to 27 in, half 17 in or longer; average 1.9 lb, above normal (normal 1.1–1.9 lb).
Northern pike: 19 measured, 12 to 37 in, half 23 in or longer; average 3.9 lb, above normal (normal 1.7–2.8 lb).
Largemouth bass: 101 measured, 5 to 16 in, half 9 in or longer; average 0.52 lb, normal (normal 0.3–0.7 lb).
Smallmouth bass: 227 measured, 2 to 20 in, half 13 in or longer; average 1.8 lb, normal (normal 0.9–1.8 lb).
Bluegill: 328 measured, 3 to 8 in, half 6 in or longer; average 0.2 lb, normal (normal 0.1–0.2 lb).
Also caught: bowfin (dogfish), hybrid sunfish, lake whitefish, muskellunge, tullibee (cisco), white sucker, yellow bullhead.
Source: Minnesota DNR Fisheries lake survey, 24 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 13 ft: the Secchi depth across 3 readings, 2012–2023.
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and volunteer Secchi readings, via Minnesota DNR LakeFinder, fetched 15 Oct 2026.
Minnesota DNR lake survey; straight-line miles.
Deer Lake is 121 feet at its deepest point, measured by Minnesota DNR survey. It covers 4,094 acres.
Yes. 1 public access site is listed: Deer Lake Public Water Access Site.
Yes. Minnesota DNR stocking reports list 10 stockings of it in 10 of the years 2016 to 2025. The most recent, in 2025, included 16,742 walleye fingerlings.
Minnesota DNR’s July 2023 standard survey caught 16 species, most often bluegill, rock bass, yellow perch and walleye.
About 83% of the lake's area is deeper than 10 feet, measured from Minnesota DNR depth contours.