2 miles southwest of Hendricks
NOT IN MN County, Minnesota · 44.4903° N, 96.4669° W
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Updated 19 Oct 2026, 6:07 pm EDT.
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2 public access sites on Hendricks Lake.
Minnesota DNR public water accesses, fetched 15 Oct 2026.
Minnesota DNR stocking reports list 10 stockings of Hendricks Lake in 6 of the years 2017 to 2024. The most recent, in 2024, included 7,500 black crappie fingerlings. Species stocked: black crappie, spo, walleye, yellow perch.
Latest: 2024: 7,500 yellow perch fingerlings.
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 Hendricks Lake was in August 2023: 3 gill nets and 10 trap nets caught 15 species. The DNR also ran a targeted survey in August 2025; this section uses the latest standard survey.
Walleye per gill net, standard surveys: 2016 11 · 2017 1.0 · 2018 5.2 · 2019 9.0 · 2023 13
Black crappie per trap net, standard surveys: 2016 7.6 · 2017 6.0 · 2018 6.0 · 2019 5.8 · 2023 0.5
Walleye: 136 measured, 4 to 24 in, half 7 in or longer; average 1.4 lb, normal (normal 0.9–1.9 lb).
Northern pike: 18 measured, 12 to 30 in, half 26 in or longer; average 3.8 lb, above normal (normal 1.5–3 lb).
Black crappie: 589 measured, 1 to 4 in, half 3 in or longer.
Blg: 101 measured, 1 to 2 in, half 1 in or longer.
Yellow perch: 4,437 measured, 2 to 11 in, half 4 in or longer; average 0.41 lb, above normal (normal 0.1–0.4 lb).
Also caught: bigmouth buffalo, black bullhead, common carp, hybrid sunfish, white sucker.
Source: Minnesota DNR Fisheries lake survey, 21 Aug 2023, 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 4 ft: the Secchi depth across 17 readings, 2008–2025.
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and volunteer Secchi readings, via Minnesota DNR LakeFinder, fetched 15 Oct 2026.
Minnesota DNR lake survey; straight-line miles.
Hendricks Lake is 9 feet at its deepest point, measured by Minnesota DNR survey. It covers 865 acres.
Yes. 2 public access sites are listed: Hendricks Lake (E) Public Water Access Site; Hendricks Lake (S) Public Water Access Site.
Yes. Minnesota DNR stocking reports list 10 stockings of it in 6 of the years 2017 to 2024. The most recent, in 2024, included 7,500 black crappie fingerlings.
Minnesota DNR’s August 2023 standard survey caught 15 species, most often white bass, yellow perch, walleye and northern pike.