5 miles northeast of Clear Lake
Sherburne County, Minnesota · 45.4980° N, 93.9390° 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.
2 public access sites on Briggs Lake.
Minnesota DNR public water accesses, fetched 15 Oct 2026.
Minnesota DNR stocking reports list 7 stockings of Briggs Lake in 6 of the years 2016 to 2024. The most recent, in 2024, included 170,000 walleye fry. Species stocked: bluegill sunfish, walleye.
Latest: 2024: 170,000 walleye fry.
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 Briggs Lake was in August 2019: 6 gill nets and 9 trap nets caught 16 species. The DNR also ran a targeted survey in October 2024; this section uses the latest standard survey.
Walleye per gill net, standard surveys: 1993 0.3 · 1999 1.7 · 2009 8.7 · 2015 4.8 · 2019 1.7
Bluegill per trap net, standard surveys: 1993 32 · 1999 70 · 2009 9.1 · 2015 4.2 · 2019 28
Walleye: 22 measured, 9 to 27 in, half 20 in or longer; average 3.4 lb, above normal (normal 0.8–2.8 lb).
Northern pike: 16 measured, 18 to 30 in, half 25 in or longer; average 4 lb, above normal (normal 2–3.5 lb).
Largemouth bass: 34 measured, 8 to 19 in, half 11 in or longer; average 0.69 lb, normal (normal 0.4–1 lb).
Black crappie: 325 measured, 4 to 10 in, half 7 in or longer; average 0.22 lb, normal (normal 0.1–0.3 lb).
Bluegill: 298 measured, 2 to 7 in, half 5 in or longer; average 0.13 lb, normal (normal 0.1–0.3 lb).
Also caught: black bullhead, bowfin (dogfish), common carp, hybrid sunfish, shorthead redhorse, silver redhorse, white sucker, yellow bullhead.
Source: Minnesota DNR Fisheries lake survey, 12 Aug 2019, 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 2 ft: the Secchi depth across 4 readings, 2009–2024.
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and volunteer Secchi readings, via Minnesota DNR LakeFinder, fetched 15 Oct 2026.
Minnesota DNR lake survey; straight-line miles.
Briggs Lake is 25 feet at its deepest point, measured by Minnesota DNR survey. It covers 404 acres.
Yes. 2 public access sites are listed: Briggs Lake (S) Public Water Access Site; Briggs Lake (NW) Public Water Access Site.
Yes. Minnesota DNR stocking reports list 7 stockings of it in 6 of the years 2016 to 2024. The most recent, in 2024, included 170,000 walleye fry.
Minnesota DNR’s August 2019 standard survey caught 16 species, most often black crappie, bluegill, yellow perch and walleye.
About 59% of the lake's area is deeper than 10 feet, measured from Minnesota DNR depth contours.