3 miles south of Long Beach
Pope County, Minnesota · 45.6179° N, 95.4506° W
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Updated 15 Oct 2026, 5:22 pm EDT.
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Minnesota DNR lake survey, fetched 15 Oct 2026. Not for navigation.
3 public access sites on Lake Minnewaska.
Minnesota DNR public water accesses, fetched 15 Oct 2026.
Minnesota DNR stocking reports list 37 stockings of Lake Minnewaska in 10 of the years 2016 to 2025. The most recent, in 2025, included 2,004 walleye fingerlings. Species stocked: walleye.
Latest: 2025: 209 walleye yearlings.
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 Minnewaska was in June 2022: 15 gill nets and 15 trap nets caught 18 species. The DNR also ran a targeted survey in June 2025; this section uses the latest standard survey.
Walleye per gill net, standard surveys: 2006 9.0 · 2010 6.9 · 2014 8.3 · 2018 3.0 · 2022 5.7
Bluegill per trap net, standard surveys: 2006 63 · 2010 44 · 2014 39 · 2018 33 · 2022 53
Walleye: 87 measured, 7 to 27 in, half 19 in or longer; average 2.3 lb, above normal (normal 1.2–2.1 lb).
Northern pike: 297 measured, 10 to 34 in, half 22 in or longer; average 2.8 lb, normal (normal 1.6–2.8 lb).
Largemouth bass: 342 measured, 4 to 19 in, half 11 in or longer; average 1.1 lb, normal (normal 0.5–1.2 lb).
Smallmouth bass: 19 measured, 6 to 19 in, half 15 in or longer; average 2.4 lb, above normal (normal 0.9–2 lb).
Black crappie: 33 measured, 4 to 13 in, half 9 in or longer; average 0.56 lb, normal (normal 0.3–0.6 lb).
Also caught: bigmouth buffalo, black bullhead, bowfin (dogfish), brown bullhead, channel catfish, common carp, freshwater drum, hybrid sunfish, white sucker, yellow bullhead.
Source: Minnesota DNR Fisheries lake survey, 21 Jun 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 9 ft: the Secchi depth across 6 readings, 2006–2025.
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and volunteer Secchi readings, via Minnesota DNR LakeFinder, fetched 15 Oct 2026.
Minnesota DNR lake survey; straight-line miles.
Lake Minnewaska is 32 feet at its deepest point, measured by Minnesota DNR survey. It covers 8,050 acres.
Yes. 3 public access sites are listed: Minnewaska Lake (NE) Public Water Access Site; Minnewaska Lake (NW) Public Water Access Site; Minnewaska Lake (N) Public Water Access Site.
Yes. Minnesota DNR stocking reports list 37 stockings of it in 10 of the years 2016 to 2025. The most recent, in 2025, included 2,004 walleye fingerlings.
Minnesota DNR’s June 2022 standard survey caught 18 species, most often bluegill, pumpkinseed, northern pike and hybrid sunfish.
About 71% of the lake's area is deeper than 10 feet, measured from Minnesota DNR depth contours.