5 miles northeast of Cedar Mills
Meeker County, Minnesota · 44.9810° N, 94.4270° W
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Updated 19 Oct 2026, 6:08 pm EDT.
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Minnesota DNR lake survey, fetched 15 Oct 2026. Not for navigation.
2 public access sites on Belle Lake.
Minnesota DNR public water accesses, fetched 15 Oct 2026.
Minnesota DNR stocking reports list 1 stockings of Belle Lake in 1 of the years 2018 to 2018. The most recent, in 2018, included 466,360 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 Belle Lake (Belle basin) was in July 2022: 12 gill nets and 12 trap nets caught 15 species. The DNR also ran a targeted survey in September 2025; this section uses the latest standard survey.
Walleye per gill net, standard surveys: 2010 6.0 · 2011 4.1 · 2013 5.6 · 2016 3.2 · 2022 8.4
Bluegill per trap net, standard surveys: 2010 5.8 · 2011 4.4 · 2013 7.0 · 2016 8.2 · 2022 1.7
Walleye: 120 measured, 3 to 25 in, half 14 in or longer; average 1.2 lb, normal (normal 1.2–2.7 lb).
Northern pike: 29 measured, 21 to 31 in, half 25 in or longer; average 3.6 lb, above normal (normal 2–3.5 lb).
Largemouth bass: 8 measured, 13 to 16 in, half 14 in or longer; average 2.2 lb, above normal (normal 0.2–0.9 lb).
Black crappie: 27 measured, 5 to 11 in, half 8 in or longer; average 0.3 lb, normal (normal 0.1–0.3 lb).
Bluegill: 20 measured, 2 to 7 in, half 4 in or longer; average 0.09 lb, below normal (normal 0.1–0.3 lb).
Also caught: bigmouth buffalo, black bullhead, bowfin (dogfish), brown bullhead, common carp, hybrid sunfish, pumpkinseed, white sucker, yellow bullhead.
Source: Minnesota DNR Fisheries lake survey, 25 Jul 2022, 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 6 ft: the Secchi depth across 9 readings, 2006–2024.
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and volunteer Secchi readings, via Minnesota DNR LakeFinder, fetched 15 Oct 2026.
Minnesota DNR lake survey; straight-line miles.
Belle Lake is 25 feet at its deepest point, measured by Minnesota DNR survey. It covers 865 acres.
Yes. 2 public access sites are listed: Belle Lake (E) Public Water Access Site; Belle Lake (S) Public Water Access Site.
Yes. Minnesota DNR stocking reports list 1 stockings of it in 1 of the years 2018 to 2018. The most recent, in 2018, included 466,360 walleye fry.
Minnesota DNR’s July 2022 standard survey caught 15 species, most often walleye, northern pike, black crappie and bluegill.
About 72% of the lake's area is deeper than 10 feet, measured from Minnesota DNR depth contours.