Morrison County · Minnesota

Lake Placid

Soundings in feet · 538 acres · deepest 25 ft

Where it is

2 miles southwest of Pillager

Morrison County, Minnesota · 46.3096° N, 94.5109° W

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The Minnesota DNR lists no public access site on Lake Placid; much of the shore may be private.

Today on the lake

Updated 19 Oct 2026, 6:09 pm EDT.

WEATHERThis Afternoon: sunny, 65°F, wind ESE 5 mph. Tonight: clear, 39°F, wind ESE 5 mph.

WARNINGSNo weather or fire warnings in effect.

FIRESmall wildfire 59th Ave, 0.1 acres, 18.3 mi away, reported 18 Oct 2026. Small wildfire Snoway 1, 4.5 acres, 22.1 mi away, reported 18 Oct 2026. Prescribed burn Lyons RX Burn, unknown acres, 22.9 mi away, began 19 Oct 2026. A planned fire set by land managers.

BURNINGCampfires and debris burning: check today's fire danger and burning restrictions with Minnesota DNR.

ALGAENo clear-sky satellite image in the last three weeks. Minnesota publishes no statewide bloom-report record.

National Weather Service; National Interagency Fire Center; U.S. EPA CyAN satellite; Minnesota DNR. Weather, warnings, fires and satellite refresh when you open the page (checked at most hourly).

Depth map

4 contours, 5 to 20 ft

05101520feet

Minnesota DNR lake survey, fetched 15 Oct 2026. Not for navigation.

Fish survey

Minnesota DNR’s latest standard fish survey of Lake Placid was in June 2014: 9 trap nets caught 15 species. This survey is 12 years old. The DNR also ran a targeted survey in April 2024; this section uses the latest standard survey.

Fish per trap net, 9 sets. Line: Lake Placid. Bracket: normal for similar lakes.

Rock bass1.9above normal

Bluegill1.2below normal

Pumpkinseed0.9below normal

Black crappie0.6below normal

Bluegill per trap net, standard surveys: 1990 30 · 1996 2.0 · 2002 19 · 2008 14 · 2014 1.2

Sizes in the nets

Northern pike: 5 measured, 12 to 23 in, half 20 in or longer.

Smb: 18 measured, 8 to 19 in, half 15 in or longer.

Black crappie: 5 measured, 3 to 12 in, half 6 in or longer; average 0.38 lb, normal (normal 0.2–0.5 lb).

Bluegill: 11 measured, 3 to 9 in, half 3 in or longer; average 0.14 lb, normal (normal 0.1–0.3 lb).

Also caught: brown bullhead, common carp, greater redhorse, hybrid sunfish, northern pike, shorthead redhorse, silver redhorse, white sucker, yellow bullhead.

Source: Minnesota DNR Fisheries lake survey, 17 Jun 2014, 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

Water quality

Measured water clarity averages about 5 ft: the Secchi depth across 1 readings, 2008.

Clarity 5.0 ft of 25 ft

Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and volunteer Secchi readings, via Minnesota DNR LakeFinder, fetched 15 Oct 2026.

Nearby lakes with measured depth

Unnamed Lake25 ft deep · 4.2 mi · Morrison County

Round Lake18 ft deep · 4.3 mi · Morrison County

Pillager Lake39 ft deep · 4.3 mi · Cass County

Shamineau Lake52 ft deep · 5.8 mi · Morrison County

Sylvan Lake31 ft deep · 6.0 mi · Morrison County

Fosdick Lake15 ft deep · 6.3 mi · Morrison County

Minnesota DNR lake survey; straight-line miles.

Common questions

How deep is Lake Placid?

Lake Placid is 25 feet at its deepest point, measured by Minnesota DNR survey. It covers 538 acres.

What fish are in Lake Placid?

Minnesota DNR’s June 2014 standard survey caught 15 species, most often rock bass, bluegill, pumpkinseed and northern pike.

How much of Lake Placid is deeper than 10 feet?

About 0% of the lake's area is deeper than 10 feet, measured from Minnesota DNR depth contours.