18 miles east of Winton
Lake County, Minnesota · 47.9882° N, 91.4187° W
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Updated 15 Oct 2026, 5:04 pm EDT.
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Minnesota DNR lake survey, fetched 15 Oct 2026. Not for navigation.
1 public access site on Snowbank Lake.
Minnesota DNR public water accesses, fetched 15 Oct 2026.
Minnesota DNR stocking reports list 1 stockings of Snowbank Lake in 1 of the years 2025 to 2025. The most recent, in 2025, included 879,000 walleye fry. Species stocked: walleye.
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 Snowbank Lake was in July 2010: 15 trap nets caught 15 species. This survey is 16 years old. The DNR also ran a targeted survey in July 2024; this section uses the latest standard survey.
Rock bass per trap net, standard surveys: 2000 14 · 2010 20
Walleye: 103 measured, 6 to 27 in, half 14 in or longer.
Northern pike: 59 measured, 16 to 33 in, half 21 in or longer.
Largemouth bass: 37 measured, 1 to 13 in, half 9 in or longer.
Smallmouth bass: 106 measured, 2 to 17 in, half 8 in or longer; average 0.3 lb, normal (normal 0.2–0.6 lb).
Yellow perch: 39 measured, 1 to 8 in, half 2 in or longer; average 0.15 lb, normal (normal 0.1–0.4 lb).
Also caught: largemouth bass, northern pike, northern pike (silver phase), white sucker.
Source: Minnesota DNR Fisheries lake survey, 19 Jul 2010, 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 17 ft: the Secchi depth across 4 readings, 2010–2024.
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and volunteer Secchi readings, via Minnesota DNR LakeFinder, fetched 15 Oct 2026.
Minnesota DNR lake survey; straight-line miles.
Snowbank Lake is 150 feet at its deepest point, measured by Minnesota DNR survey. It covers 4,655 acres.
Yes. 1 public access site is listed: Snowbank Lake Public Water Access Site.
Yes. Minnesota DNR stocking reports list 1 stockings of it in 1 of the years 2025 to 2025. The most recent, in 2025, included 879,000 walleye fry.
Minnesota DNR’s July 2010 standard survey caught 15 species, most often rock bass, smallmouth bass, largemouth bass and northern pike.
About 80% of the lake's area is deeper than 10 feet, measured from Minnesota DNR depth contours.