at Vadnais Heights
Ramsey County, Minnesota · 45.0537° N, 93.0939° W
The Minnesota DNR lists no public access site on Vadnais Lake; much of the shore may be private.
Updated 15 Oct 2026, 5:23 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 Vadnais Lake (East Vadnais basin) was in July 2014: 4 gill nets and 9 trap nets caught 15 species. This survey is 12 years old.
Walleye per gill net, standard surveys: 1991 20 · 1996 37 · 2001 23 · 2008 12 · 2014 12
Bluegill per trap net, standard surveys: 1991 47 · 1996 17 · 2001 12 · 2008 16 · 2014 47
Walleye: 45 measured, 7 to 27 in, half 17 in or longer; average 2.1 lb, normal (normal 1.2–2.7 lb).
Northern pike: 55 measured, 18 to 33 in, half 22 in or longer; average 2.6 lb, normal (normal 2–3.5 lb).
Largemouth bass: 5 measured, 7 to 8 in, half 8 in or longer; average 0.28 lb, below normal (normal 0.4–1 lb).
Bluegill: 504 measured, 3 to 7 in, half 5 in or longer; average 0.1 lb, normal (normal 0.1–0.3 lb).
Also caught: black bullhead, bowfin (dogfish), hybrid sunfish, yellow bullhead, yellow perch.
Source: Minnesota DNR Fisheries lake survey, 7 Jul 2014, 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 7 ft: the Secchi depth across 2 readings, 2008–2014.
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and volunteer Secchi readings, via Minnesota DNR LakeFinder, fetched 15 Oct 2026.
Minnesota DNR lake survey; straight-line miles.
Vadnais Lake is 58 feet at its deepest point, measured by Minnesota DNR survey. It covers 604 acres.
Minnesota DNR’s July 2014 standard survey caught 15 species, most often bluegill, northern pike, walleye and hybrid sunfish.
About 47% of the lake's area is deeper than 10 feet, measured from Minnesota DNR depth contours.