9 miles northeast of Squaw Lake
Itasca County, Minnesota · 47.7414° N, 94.0458° 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.
1 public access site on Dora Lake.
Minnesota DNR public water accesses, fetched 15 Oct 2026.
Minnesota DNR stocking reports list 4 stockings of Dora Lake in 4 of the years 2017 to 2022. The most recent, in 2022, included 200,000 walleye fry. Species stocked: walleye.
Latest: 2022: 200,000 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 Dora Lake was in June 2019: 8 gill nets and 9 trap nets caught 13 species.
Walleye per gill net, standard surveys: 1986 0.4 · 1991 1.9 · 1998 0.6 · 2006 1.9 · 2019 0.5
Bluegill per trap net, standard surveys: 1975 0.7 · 1986 0.2 · 1998 0.2 · 2006 2.1 · 2019 1.3
Northern pike: 34 measured, 11 to 22 in, half 17 in or longer; average 1 lb, below normal (normal 1.5–2.6 lb).
Bluegill: 12 measured, 6 to 9 in, half 7 in or longer; average 0.44 lb, normal (normal 0.1–0.5 lb).
Yellow perch: 118 measured, 4 to 11 in, half 7 in or longer; average 0.24 lb, above normal (normal 0.1–0.2 lb).
Also caught: black bullhead, bowfin (dogfish), brown bullhead, shorthead redhorse, white sucker, yellow bullhead.
Source: Minnesota DNR Fisheries lake survey, 17 Jun 2019, 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 4 readings, 2006–2019.
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and volunteer Secchi readings, via Minnesota DNR LakeFinder, fetched 15 Oct 2026.
Minnesota DNR lake survey; straight-line miles.
Dora Lake is 18 feet at its deepest point, measured by Minnesota DNR survey. It covers 423 acres.
Yes. 1 public access site is listed: Dora Lake Public Water Access Site.
Yes. Minnesota DNR stocking reports list 4 stockings of it in 4 of the years 2017 to 2022. The most recent, in 2022, included 200,000 walleye fry.
Minnesota DNR’s June 2019 standard survey caught 13 species, most often yellow perch, northern pike, bluegill and pumpkinseed.
About 49% of the lake's area is deeper than 10 feet, measured from Minnesota DNR depth contours.