at Prior Lake
Scott County, Minnesota · 44.7329° N, 93.4124° W
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Updated 15 Oct 2026, 5:32 pm EDT.
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Minnesota DNR lake survey, fetched 15 Oct 2026. Not for navigation.
1 public access site on Lower Prior Lake.
Minnesota DNR public water accesses, fetched 15 Oct 2026.
Minnesota DNR stocking reports list 8 stockings of Lower Prior Lake in 7 of the years 2017 to 2025. The most recent, in 2025, included 6,816 walleye fingerlings. Species stocked: walleye.
Latest: 2025: 6,816 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 Lower Prior Lake was in July 2024: 8 gill nets and 12 trap nets caught 13 species. The DNR also ran a targeted survey in September 2025; this section uses the latest standard survey.
Walleye per gill net, standard surveys: 2012 4.5 · 2015 3.5 · 2018 1.4 · 2021 5.1 · 2024 1.1
Bluegill per trap net, standard surveys: 2012 13 · 2015 15 · 2018 23 · 2021 38 · 2024 25
Walleye: 17 measured, 11 to 22 in, half 16 in or longer; average 1.6 lb, normal (normal 1.2–2.4 lb).
Northern pike: 37 measured, 13 to 36 in, half 20 in or longer; average 2.1 lb, normal (normal 1.5–2.7 lb).
Largemouth bass: 21 measured, 5 to 17 in, half 11 in or longer; average 0.59 lb, normal (normal 0.5–1.1 lb).
Black crappie: 36 measured, 4 to 10 in, half 8 in or longer; average 0.33 lb, normal (normal 0.2–0.5 lb).
Bluegill: 363 measured, 2 to 8 in, half 6 in or longer; average 0.15 lb, normal (normal 0.1–0.3 lb).
Also caught: common carp, hybrid sunfish, white sucker, yellow bullhead.
Source: Minnesota DNR Fisheries lake survey, 17 Jul 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 12 ft: the Secchi depth across 8 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.
Lower Prior Lake is 60 feet at its deepest point, measured by Minnesota DNR survey. It covers 956 acres.
Yes. 1 public access site is listed: Lower Prior Lake, Sand Point Public Water Access Site.
Yes. Minnesota DNR stocking reports list 8 stockings of it in 7 of the years 2017 to 2025. The most recent, in 2025, included 6,816 walleye fingerlings.
Minnesota DNR’s July 2024 standard survey caught 13 species, most often bluegill, pumpkinseed, hybrid sunfish and northern pike.
About 56% of the lake's area is deeper than 10 feet, measured from Minnesota DNR depth contours.