9 miles northwest of Hermantown
St. Louis County, Minnesota · 46.8756° N, 92.4036° W
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Updated 15 Oct 2026, 5:30 pm EDT.
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Minnesota DNR lake survey, fetched 15 Oct 2026. Not for navigation.
1 public access site on Grand Lake.
Minnesota DNR public water accesses, fetched 15 Oct 2026.
Minnesota DNR stocking reports list 3 stockings of Grand Lake in 3 of the years 2016 to 2023. The most recent, in 2023, included 755,000 walleye fry. Species stocked: walleye.
Latest: 2023: 755,000 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 Grand Lake was in August 2019: 7 gill nets and 15 trap nets caught 11 species.
Walleye per gill net, standard surveys: 1995 2.0 · 2005 1.9 · 2010 1.0 · 2015 1.0 · 2019 5.0
Bluegill per trap net, standard surveys: 1955 6.0 · 2005 4.1 · 2010 6.2 · 2015 1.2 · 2019 7.9
Walleye: 40 measured, 13 to 23 in, half 17 in or longer; average 1.9 lb, above normal (normal 0.8–1.3 lb).
Northern pike: 67 measured, 8 to 30 in, half 18 in or longer; average 1.4 lb, normal (normal 1.3–2.5 lb).
Largemouth bass: 45 measured, 9 to 17 in, half 13 in or longer; average 1.6 lb, above normal (normal 0.3–1.3 lb).
Black crappie: 78 measured, 4 to 12 in, half 8 in or longer; average 0.34 lb, normal (normal 0.3–0.7 lb).
Bluegill: 141 measured, 3 to 9 in, half 5 in or longer; average 0.13 lb, normal (normal 0.1–0.4 lb).
Also caught: black bullhead, white sucker.
Source: Minnesota DNR Fisheries lake survey, 5 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 10 ft: the Secchi depth across 3 readings, 2010–2019.
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and volunteer Secchi readings, via Minnesota DNR LakeFinder, fetched 15 Oct 2026.
Minnesota DNR lake survey; straight-line miles.
Grand Lake is 24 feet at its deepest point, measured by Minnesota DNR survey. It covers 1,665 acres.
Yes. 1 public access site is listed: Grand Lake Public Water Access Site.
Yes. Minnesota DNR stocking reports list 3 stockings of it in 3 of the years 2016 to 2023. The most recent, in 2023, included 755,000 walleye fry.
Minnesota DNR’s August 2019 standard survey caught 11 species, most often pumpkinseed, bluegill, black crappie and northern pike.
About 20% of the lake's area is deeper than 10 feet, measured from Minnesota DNR depth contours.