4 miles northeast of Elizabeth
Otter Tail County, Minnesota · 46.4116° N, 96.0502° W
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Updated 19 Oct 2026, 6:11 pm EDT.
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Minnesota DNR lake survey, fetched 15 Oct 2026. Not for navigation.
1 public access site on Lake Jewett.
Minnesota DNR public water accesses, fetched 15 Oct 2026.
Minnesota DNR stocking reports list 14 stockings of Lake Jewett in 10 of the years 2016 to 2025. The most recent, in 2025, included 1,455 black crappie yearlings. Species stocked: black crappie, walleye.
Latest: 2025: 6,058 walleye 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 Lake Jewett was in August 2022: 7 gill nets and 11 trap nets caught 12 species. The DNR also ran a targeted survey in May 2025; this section uses the latest standard survey.
Walleye per gill net, standard surveys: 2008 8.6 · 2011 12 · 2014 12 · 2018 7.9 · 2022 13
Bluegill per trap net, standard surveys: 2008 8.3 · 2011 14 · 2014 12 · 2018 24 · 2022 23
Walleye: 114 measured, 7 to 24 in, half 16 in or longer; average 1.7 lb, normal (normal 1.2–2.1 lb).
Northern pike: 11 measured, 23 to 28 in, half 26 in or longer; average 3.8 lb, above normal (normal 1.6–2.8 lb).
Largemouth bass: 101 measured, 5 to 17 in, half 13 in or longer; average 1.8 lb, above normal (normal 0.5–1.2 lb).
Black crappie: 5 measured, 9 to 11 in, half 9 in or longer; average 0.53 lb, normal (normal 0.3–0.6 lb).
Bluegill: 262 measured, 2 to 8 in, half 5 in or longer; average 0.07 lb, below normal (normal 0.1–0.2 lb).
Also caught: brown bullhead, hybrid sunfish, tullibee (cisco), white sucker, yellow bullhead.
Source: Minnesota DNR Fisheries lake survey, 22 Aug 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 12 ft: the Secchi depth across 5 readings, 2008–2022.
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and volunteer Secchi readings, via Minnesota DNR LakeFinder, fetched 15 Oct 2026.
Minnesota DNR lake survey; straight-line miles.
Lake Jewett is 75 feet at its deepest point, measured by Minnesota DNR survey. It covers 747 acres.
Yes. 1 public access site is listed: Jewett Lake Public Water Access Site.
Yes. Minnesota DNR stocking reports list 14 stockings of it in 10 of the years 2016 to 2025. The most recent, in 2025, included 1,455 black crappie yearlings.
Minnesota DNR’s August 2022 standard survey caught 12 species, most often bluegill, walleye, hybrid sunfish and pumpkinseed.
About 79% of the lake's area is deeper than 10 feet, measured from Minnesota DNR depth contours.