4 miles northwest of Onamia
Mille Lacs County, Minnesota · 46.1080° N, 93.7198° 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.
1 public access site on Shakopee Lake.
Minnesota DNR public water accesses, fetched 15 Oct 2026.
Minnesota DNR stocking reports list 9 stockings of Shakopee Lake in 6 of the years 2016 to 2024. The most recent, in 2024, included 350,000 walleye fry. Species stocked: black crappie, bluegill sunfish, largemouth bass, walleye.
Latest: 2024: 350,000 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 Shakopee Lake was in June 2020: 8 gill nets caught 13 species. The DNR also ran a targeted survey in June 2021; this section uses the latest standard survey.
Walleye per gill net, standard surveys: 1995 8.0 · 2001 0.3 · 2007 4.1 · 2013 0.8 · 2020 1.1
Walleye: 9 measured, 12 to 28 in, half 22 in or longer; average 3.5 lb, above normal (normal 1.3–2.5 lb).
Northern pike: 120 measured, 10 to 33 in, half 21 in or longer; average 2.4 lb, normal (normal 1.5–2.6 lb).
Largemouth bass: 8 measured, 11 to 20 in, half 13 in or longer; average 2 lb, above normal (normal 0.4–1.5 lb).
Black crappie: 23 measured, 4 to 11 in, half 6 in or longer; average 0.18 lb, below normal (normal 0.2–0.4 lb).
Bluegill: 271 measured, 2 to 9 in, half 5 in or longer.
Also caught: bluegill, brown bullhead, hybrid sunfish, pumpkinseed, shorthead redhorse, white sucker, yellow bullhead.
Source: Minnesota DNR Fisheries lake survey, 29 Jun 2020, 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 7 ft: the Secchi depth across 3 readings, 2007–2020.
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and volunteer Secchi readings, via Minnesota DNR LakeFinder, fetched 15 Oct 2026.
Minnesota DNR lake survey; straight-line miles.
Shakopee Lake is 15 feet at its deepest point, measured by Minnesota DNR survey. It covers 584 acres.
Yes. 1 public access site is listed: Shakopee Lake Public Water Access Site.
Yes. Minnesota DNR stocking reports list 9 stockings of it in 6 of the years 2016 to 2024. The most recent, in 2024, included 350,000 walleye fry.
Minnesota DNR’s June 2020 standard survey caught 13 species, most often yellow perch, northern pike, pumpkinseed and bluegill.
About 33% of the lake's area is deeper than 10 feet, measured from Minnesota DNR depth contours.