2 miles northeast of Spicer
Kandiyohi County, Minnesota · 45.2523° N, 94.9053° W
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Updated 15 Oct 2026, 5:01 pm EDT.
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Minnesota DNR lake survey, fetched 15 Oct 2026. Not for navigation.
5 public access sites on Green Lake.
Minnesota DNR public water accesses, fetched 15 Oct 2026.
Minnesota DNR stocking reports list 29 stockings of Green Lake in 10 of the years 2016 to 2025. The most recent, in 2025, included 99 walleye adults. Species stocked: walleye, yellow perch.
Latest: 2025: 99 walleye adults.
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 Green Lake was in September 2025: 12 gill nets and 15 trap nets caught 20 species.
Walleye per gill net, standard surveys: 2021 6.7 · 2022 6.9 · 2023 10 · 2024 9.7 · 2025 12
Bluegill per trap net, standard surveys: 2021 39 · 2022 127 · 2023 48 · 2024 20 · 2025 27
Walleye: 313 measured, 5 to 26 in, half 9 in or longer; average 1.4 lb, normal (normal 1.1–1.9 lb).
Northern pike: 43 measured, 13 to 33 in, half 24 in or longer; average 3.5 lb, above normal (normal 1.7–2.8 lb).
Largemouth bass: 37 measured, 4 to 11 in, half 6 in or longer; average 0.15 lb, below normal (normal 0.3–0.7 lb).
Smallmouth bass: 18 measured, 6 to 19 in, half 7 in or longer; average 0.95 lb, normal (normal 0.9–1.8 lb).
Black crappie: 42 measured, 5 to 11 in, half 10 in or longer; average 0.63 lb, above normal (normal 0.3–0.6 lb).
Also caught: bigmouth buffalo, black bullhead, bowfin (dogfish), brown bullhead, channel catfish, common carp, green sunfish, hybrid sunfish, pumpkinseed, tullibee (cisco), white sucker, yellow bullhead.
Source: Minnesota DNR Fisheries lake survey, 12 Sep 2025, 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 10 ft: the Secchi depth across 32 readings, 2006–2025.
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and volunteer Secchi readings, via Minnesota DNR LakeFinder, fetched 15 Oct 2026.
Minnesota DNR lake survey; straight-line miles.
Green Lake is 110 feet at its deepest point, measured by Minnesota DNR survey. It covers 5,569 acres.
Yes. 5 public access sites are listed: Green Lake (E) Public Water Access Site; Green Lake (S) Public Water Access Site; Green Lake (NW) Public Water Access Site; Green Lake (SW) Public Water Access Site; Green Lake (NE) Public Water Access Site.
Yes. Minnesota DNR stocking reports list 29 stockings of it in 10 of the years 2016 to 2025. The most recent, in 2025, included 99 walleye adults.
Minnesota DNR’s September 2025 standard survey caught 20 species, most often bluegill, rock bass, walleye and yellow perch.
About 74% of the lake's area is deeper than 10 feet, measured from Minnesota DNR depth contours.