2 miles northeast of Roseville
Ramsey County, Minnesota · 45.0352° N, 93.1225° W
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Updated 15 Oct 2026, 5:23 pm EDT.
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Minnesota DNR lake survey, fetched 15 Oct 2026. Not for navigation.
1 public access site on Lake Owasso.
Minnesota DNR public water accesses, fetched 15 Oct 2026.
Minnesota DNR stocking reports list 20 stockings of Lake Owasso in 10 of the years 2016 to 2025. The most recent, in 2025, included 30 muskellunge yearlings. Species stocked: muskellunge, walleye.
Latest: 2025: 6,739 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 Owasso was in July 2021: 4 gill nets and 8 trap nets caught 13 species. The DNR also ran a targeted survey in June 2024; this section uses the latest standard survey.
Walleye per gill net, standard surveys: 2001 2.2 · 2006 2.5 · 2012 6.2 · 2018 3.5 · 2021 7.5
Bluegill per trap net, standard surveys: 2001 588 · 2006 225 · 2012 103 · 2018 76 · 2021 38
Walleye: 41 measured, 8 to 26 in, half 19 in or longer; average 2.8 lb, above normal (normal 1.2–2.7 lb).
Northern pike: 55 measured, 12 to 29 in, half 22 in or longer; average 2.6 lb, normal (normal 2–3.5 lb).
Largemouth bass: 94 measured, 4 to 17 in, half 8 in or longer; average 1.2 lb, above normal (normal 0.2–0.9 lb).
Black crappie: 72 measured, 5 to 10 in, half 7 in or longer; average 0.23 lb, normal (normal 0.1–0.3 lb).
Bluegill: 339 measured, 2 to 7 in, half 5 in or longer; average 0.06 lb, below normal (normal 0.1–0.3 lb).
Also caught: black bullhead, common carp, hybrid sunfish, white sucker, yellow bullhead.
Source: Minnesota DNR Fisheries lake survey, 26 Jul 2021, 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 6 ft: the Secchi depth across 5 readings, 2006–2024.
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and volunteer Secchi readings, via Minnesota DNR LakeFinder, fetched 15 Oct 2026.
Minnesota DNR lake survey; straight-line miles.
Lake Owasso is 37 feet at its deepest point, measured by Minnesota DNR survey. It covers 375 acres.
Yes. 1 public access site is listed: Owasso Lake Public Water Access Site.
Yes. Minnesota DNR stocking reports list 20 stockings of it in 10 of the years 2016 to 2025. The most recent, in 2025, included 30 muskellunge yearlings.
Minnesota DNR’s July 2021 standard survey caught 13 species, most often bluegill, yellow perch, black crappie and northern pike.
About 32% of the lake's area is deeper than 10 feet, measured from Minnesota DNR depth contours.