30 miles north of Orr
NOT IN MN County, Minnesota · 48.4565° N, 92.5836° W
The Minnesota DNR lists no public access site on Namakan Lake; much of the shore may be private.
Updated 19 Oct 2026, 6:13 pm EDT.
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Minnesota DNR lake survey, fetched 15 Oct 2026. Not for navigation.
Minnesota DNR’s latest standard fish survey of Namakan Lake was in September 2025: 20 gill nets caught 15 species.
Walleye per gill net, standard surveys: 2020 8.0 · 2022 7.8 · 2023 5.8 · 2024 8.7 · 2025 8.0
Walleye: 159 measured, 3 to 24 in, half 12 in or longer; average 0.81 lb, normal (normal 0.8–1.3 lb).
Northern pike: 40 measured, 15 to 33 in, half 21 in or longer; average 2.5 lb, below normal (normal 2.8–4.3 lb).
Smallmouth bass: 17 measured, 7 to 19 in, half 14 in or longer; average 1.8 lb, above normal (normal 0.7–1.2 lb).
Black crappie: 5 measured, 7 to 12 in, half 12 in or longer; average 0.85 lb, above normal (normal 0.2–0.6 lb).
Bluegill: 7 measured, 8 to 9 in, half 8 in or longer.
Also caught: black crappie, bluegill, burbot, cisco species, lake sturgeon, lake whitefish, pumpkinseed, redhorse, white sucker.
Source: Minnesota DNR Fisheries lake survey, 22 Sep 2025, 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 11 ft: the Secchi depth across 3 readings, 2007–2010.
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and volunteer Secchi readings, via Minnesota DNR LakeFinder, fetched 15 Oct 2026.
Minnesota DNR lake survey; straight-line miles.
Namakan Lake is 150 feet at its deepest point, measured by Minnesota DNR survey. It covers 12,311 acres.
Minnesota DNR’s September 2025 standard survey caught 15 species, most often walleye, sauger, yellow perch and northern pike.
About 92% of the lake's area is deeper than 10 feet, measured from Minnesota DNR depth contours.