6 miles east of Squaw Lake
Itasca County, Minnesota · 47.6161° N, 94.0083° W
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Updated 15 Oct 2026, 5:00 pm EDT.
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Minnesota DNR lake survey, fetched 15 Oct 2026. Not for navigation.
1 public access site on Sand Lake.
Minnesota DNR public water accesses, fetched 15 Oct 2026.
Minnesota DNR stocking reports list 8 stockings of Sand Lake in 8 of the years 2017 to 2025. The most recent, in 2025, included 950,000 walleye fry. Species stocked: walleye.
Latest: 2025: 950,000 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 Sand Lake was in July 2017: 15 gill nets and 15 trap nets caught 16 species. The DNR also ran a targeted survey in June 2025; this section uses the latest standard survey.
Walleye per gill net, standard surveys: 1992 5.2 · 1996 3.9 · 2001 8.1 · 2006 8.1 · 2017 4.9
Bluegill per trap net, standard surveys: 1992 2.1 · 1996 0.9 · 2001 3.5 · 2006 3.5 · 2017 2.8
Walleye: 74 measured, 7 to 23 in, half 14 in or longer; average 1.1 lb, below normal (normal 1.1–1.9 lb).
Northern pike: 95 measured, 11 to 32 in, half 18 in or longer; average 1.5 lb, below normal (normal 1.7–2.8 lb).
Smallmouth bass: 23 measured, 9 to 19 in, half 15 in or longer; average 2.2 lb, above normal (normal 0.9–1.8 lb).
Black crappie: 9 measured, 10 to 13 in, half 10 in or longer; average 0.82 lb, above normal (normal 0.2–0.5 lb).
Bluegill: 46 measured, 3 to 9 in, half 4 in or longer; average 0.12 lb, normal (normal 0.1–0.2 lb).
Also caught: black bullhead, bowfin (dogfish), brown bullhead, hybrid sunfish, shorthead redhorse, silver redhorse, white sucker, yellow bullhead.
Source: Minnesota DNR Fisheries lake survey, 10 Jul 2017, 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 11 ft: the Secchi depth across 7 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.
Sand Lake is 70 feet at its deepest point, measured by Minnesota DNR survey. It covers 3,579 acres.
Yes. 1 public access site is listed: Sand Lake Public Water Access Site.
Yes. Minnesota DNR stocking reports list 8 stockings of it in 8 of the years 2017 to 2025. The most recent, in 2025, included 950,000 walleye fry.
Minnesota DNR’s July 2017 standard survey caught 16 species, most often yellow perch, northern pike, walleye and rock bass.
About 78% of the lake's area is deeper than 10 feet, measured from Minnesota DNR depth contours.