3 miles northeast of Vergas
Otter Tail County, Minnesota · 46.6741° N, 95.7467° W
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Updated 19 Oct 2026, 6:10 pm EDT.
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Minnesota DNR lake survey, fetched 15 Oct 2026. Not for navigation.
1 public access site on Rose Lake.
Minnesota DNR public water accesses, fetched 15 Oct 2026.
Minnesota DNR stocking reports list 10 stockings of Rose Lake in 6 of the years 2016 to 2024. The most recent, in 2024, included 224 walleye yearlings. Species stocked: walleye.
Latest: 2024: 776 walleye adults.
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 Rose Lake was in August 2024: 9 gill nets and 10 trap nets caught 14 species.
Walleye per gill net, standard surveys: 2005 4.8 · 2009 4.9 · 2013 5.4 · 2019 3.9 · 2024 2.3
Bluegill per trap net, standard surveys: 2005 16 · 2009 14 · 2013 35 · 2019 19 · 2024 23
Walleye: 25 measured, 14 to 28 in, half 20 in or longer; average 3.7 lb, above normal (normal 1.1–1.9 lb).
Northern pike: 103 measured, 10 to 31 in, half 17 in or longer; average 1.5 lb, below normal (normal 1.7–2.8 lb).
Largemouth bass: 26 measured, 5 to 17 in, half 11 in or longer; average 1.3 lb, above normal (normal 0.6–1 lb).
Black crappie: 8 measured, 8 to 12 in, half 10 in or longer; average 0.7 lb, above normal (normal 0.3–0.6 lb).
Bluegill: 301 measured, 2 to 9 in, half 4 in or longer; average 0.15 lb, normal (normal 0.1–0.2 lb).
Also caught: bowfin (dogfish), brown bullhead, common carp, hybrid sunfish, white sucker, yellow bullhead.
Source: Minnesota DNR Fisheries lake survey, 26 Aug 2024, 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 5 readings, 2009–2024.
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and volunteer Secchi readings, via Minnesota DNR LakeFinder, fetched 15 Oct 2026.
Minnesota DNR lake survey; straight-line miles.
Rose Lake is 137 feet at its deepest point, measured by Minnesota DNR survey. It covers 1,200 acres.
Yes. 1 public access site is listed: Rose Lake Public Water Access Site.
Yes. Minnesota DNR stocking reports list 10 stockings of it in 6 of the years 2016 to 2024. The most recent, in 2024, included 224 walleye yearlings.
Minnesota DNR’s August 2024 standard survey caught 14 species, most often bluegill, northern pike, hybrid sunfish and pumpkinseed.
About 64% of the lake's area is deeper than 10 feet, measured from Minnesota DNR depth contours.