at Big Lake
Sherburne County, Minnesota · 45.3387° N, 93.7541° 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 Big Lake.
Minnesota DNR public water accesses, fetched 15 Oct 2026.
Minnesota DNR stocking reports list 14 stockings of Big Lake in 9 of the years 2016 to 2025. The most recent, in 2025, included 235 walleye yearlings. Species stocked: walleye.
Latest: 2025: 235 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 Big Lake was in July 2017: 6 gill nets and 9 trap nets caught 12 species.
Walleye per gill net, standard surveys: 1983 6.8 · 1989 8.5 · 1994 1.2 · 2004 2.7 · 2017 4.5
Bluegill per trap net, standard surveys: 1983 26 · 1989 21 · 1994 19 · 2004 19 · 2017 9.8
Walleye: 27 measured, 6 to 21 in, half 16 in or longer; average 1.7 lb, normal (normal 1.2–2.7 lb).
Northern pike: 56 measured, 12 to 26 in, half 20 in or longer; average 1.8 lb, below normal (normal 2–3.5 lb).
Largemouth bass: 77 measured, 4 to 18 in, half 11 in or longer; average 1.1 lb, above normal (normal 0.4–1 lb).
Black crappie: 30 measured, 5 to 11 in, half 6 in or longer; average 0.23 lb, normal (normal 0.1–0.3 lb).
Bluegill: 140 measured, 2 to 8 in, half 4 in or longer; average 0.07 lb, below normal (normal 0.1–0.3 lb).
Also caught: bowfin (dogfish), common carp, hybrid sunfish, yellow bullhead.
Source: Minnesota DNR Fisheries lake survey, 31 Jul 2017, 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 1 readings, 2017.
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and volunteer Secchi readings, via Minnesota DNR LakeFinder, fetched 15 Oct 2026.
Minnesota DNR lake survey; straight-line miles.
Big Lake is 48 feet at its deepest point, measured by Minnesota DNR survey. It covers 254 acres.
Yes. 1 public access site is listed: Big Lake Public Water Access Site.
Yes. Minnesota DNR stocking reports list 14 stockings of it in 9 of the years 2016 to 2025. The most recent, in 2025, included 235 walleye yearlings.
Minnesota DNR’s July 2017 standard survey caught 12 species, most often bluegill, northern pike, hybrid sunfish and pumpkinseed.
About 63% of the lake's area is deeper than 10 feet, measured from Minnesota DNR depth contours.