3 miles southwest of Shakopee
Scott County, Minnesota · 44.7372° N, 93.5172° W
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Updated 15 Oct 2026, 5:33 pm EDT.
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Minnesota DNR lake survey, fetched 15 Oct 2026. Not for navigation.
1 public access site on O'Dowd Lake.
Minnesota DNR public water accesses, fetched 15 Oct 2026.
Minnesota DNR stocking reports list 21 stockings of O'Dowd Lake in 10 of the years 2016 to 2025. The most recent, in 2025, included 4,760 walleye yearlings. Species stocked: walleye.
Latest: 2025: 4,760 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 O'Dowd Lake was in August 2022: 6 gill nets and 9 trap nets caught 10 species.
Walleye per gill net, standard surveys: 2001 2.5 · 2007 7.8 · 2013 8.2 · 2017 5.0 · 2022 8.0
Bluegill per trap net, standard surveys: 2001 66 · 2007 85 · 2013 35 · 2017 26 · 2022 22
Walleye: 55 measured, 10 to 25 in, half 15 in or longer; average 1.6 lb, normal (normal 1–2.8 lb).
Northern pike: 53 measured, 14 to 36 in, half 20 in or longer; average 3 lb, normal (normal 1.5–3.4 lb).
Largemouth bass: 128 measured, 5 to 20 in, half 10 in or longer; average 0.96 lb, normal (normal 0.2–1.5 lb).
Black crappie: 123 measured, 3 to 10 in, half 6 in or longer; average 0.22 lb, normal (normal 0.2–0.4 lb).
Bluegill: 263 measured, 3 to 8 in, half 6 in or longer; average 0.17 lb, below normal (normal 0.2–0.3 lb).
Also caught: black bullhead, golden shiner, hybrid sunfish.
Source: Minnesota DNR Fisheries lake survey, 1 Aug 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 4 ft: the Secchi depth across 5 readings, 2007–2022.
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and volunteer Secchi readings, via Minnesota DNR LakeFinder, fetched 15 Oct 2026.
Minnesota DNR lake survey; straight-line miles.
O'Dowd Lake is 22 feet at its deepest point, measured by Minnesota DNR survey. It covers 300 acres.
Yes. 1 public access site is listed: O'Dowd Lake Public Water Access Site.
Yes. Minnesota DNR stocking reports list 21 stockings of it in 10 of the years 2016 to 2025. The most recent, in 2025, included 4,760 walleye yearlings.
Minnesota DNR’s August 2022 standard survey caught 10 species, most often bluegill, black crappie, walleye and northern pike.
About 30% of the lake's area is deeper than 10 feet, measured from Minnesota DNR depth contours.