4 miles west of Orr
St. Louis County, Minnesota · 48.0619° N, 92.9059° 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.
6 public access sites on Pelican Lake.
Minnesota DNR public water accesses, fetched 15 Oct 2026.
Minnesota DNR stocking reports list 6 stockings of Pelican Lake in 6 of the years 2016 to 2025. The most recent, in 2025, included 3,000,000 walleye fry. Species stocked: walleye.
Latest: 2025: 3,000,000 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 Pelican Lake was in June 2022: 12 gill nets and 18 trap nets caught 11 species.
Walleye per gill net, standard surveys: 2001 1.1 · 2007 2.1 · 2012 3.4 · 2016 2.2 · 2022 6.8
Bluegill per trap net, standard surveys: 2001 3.0 · 2007 7.9 · 2012 3.1 · 2016 3.9 · 2022 2.3
Walleye: 88 measured, 12 to 29 in, half 15 in or longer; average 1.9 lb, above normal (normal 0.7–1.3 lb).
Northern pike: 203 measured, 9 to 28 in, half 20 in or longer; average 1.8 lb, below normal (normal 1.9–3.6 lb).
Largemouth bass: 148 measured, 4 to 18 in, half 14 in or longer; average 1.5 lb, above normal (normal 0.9–1.3 lb).
Smallmouth bass: 74 measured, 4 to 17 in, half 12 in or longer; average 1.6 lb, above normal (normal 0.5–1.3 lb).
Black crappie: 146 measured, 4 to 11 in, half 6 in or longer; average 0.15 lb, below normal (normal 0.2–0.5 lb).
Also caught: black bullhead, golden shiner.
Source: Minnesota DNR Fisheries lake survey, 6 Jun 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 6 ft: the Secchi depth across 4 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.
Pelican Lake is 38 feet at its deepest point, measured by Minnesota DNR survey. It covers 11,546 acres.
Yes. 6 public access sites are listed: Pelican Lake (W) Public Water Access Site; Pelican Lake, Saunders Bay Public Water Access Site; Pelican Lake, Co Rd 516 Public Water Access Site; Pelican Lake, Orr Public Water Access Site; Pelican Lake (NE) Public Water Access Site; Pelican Lake, Co Rd 515 Public Water Access Site.
Yes. Minnesota DNR stocking reports list 6 stockings of it in 6 of the years 2016 to 2025. The most recent, in 2025, included 3,000,000 walleye fry.
Minnesota DNR’s June 2022 standard survey caught 11 species, most often northern pike, yellow perch, black crappie and bluegill.
About 32% of the lake's area is deeper than 10 feet, measured from Minnesota DNR depth contours.