2 miles northeast of Eden Valley
Stearns County, Minnesota · 45.3516° N, 94.5283° W
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Updated 15 Oct 2026, 5:34 pm EDT.
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Minnesota DNR lake survey, fetched 15 Oct 2026. Not for navigation.
1 public access site on Eden Lake.
Minnesota DNR public water accesses, fetched 15 Oct 2026.
Minnesota DNR stocking reports list 16 stockings of Eden Lake in 9 of the years 2016 to 2025. The most recent, in 2025, included 2,610 walleye fingerlings. Species stocked: walleye.
Latest: 2025: 46 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 Eden Lake was in June 2018: 6 gill nets and 8 trap nets caught 17 species. The DNR also ran a targeted survey in June 2024; this section uses the latest standard survey.
Walleye per gill net, standard surveys: 1990 6.8 · 1995 3.3 · 2003 3.3 · 2013 5.0 · 2018 1.7
Bluegill per trap net, standard surveys: 1990 57 · 1995 13 · 2003 27 · 2013 37 · 2018 34
Walleye: 11 measured, 12 to 26 in, half 19 in or longer; average 2.3 lb, normal (normal 1.2–2.7 lb).
Northern pike: 56 measured, 19 to 38 in, half 25 in or longer; average 4.5 lb, above normal (normal 2–3.5 lb).
Largemouth bass: 103 measured, 6 to 19 in, half 10 in or longer; average 2.8 lb, above normal (normal 0.4–1 lb).
Black crappie: 62 measured, 6 to 9 in, half 8 in or longer; average 0.3 lb, normal (normal 0.1–0.3 lb).
Bluegill: 372 measured, 3 to 9 in, half 5 in or longer; average 0.14 lb, normal (normal 0.1–0.3 lb).
Also caught: black bullhead, bowfin (dogfish), brown bullhead, channel catfish, common carp, golden shiner, hybrid sunfish, white sucker, yellow bullhead.
Source: Minnesota DNR Fisheries lake survey, 18 Jun 2018, 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 3 readings, 2013–2024.
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and volunteer Secchi readings, via Minnesota DNR LakeFinder, fetched 15 Oct 2026.
Minnesota DNR lake survey; straight-line miles.
Eden Lake is 77 feet at its deepest point, measured by Minnesota DNR survey. It covers 278 acres.
Yes. 1 public access site is listed: Eden Lake Public Water Access Site.
Yes. Minnesota DNR stocking reports list 16 stockings of it in 9 of the years 2016 to 2025. The most recent, in 2025, included 2,610 walleye fingerlings.
Minnesota DNR’s June 2018 standard survey caught 17 species, most often bluegill, yellow perch, black crappie and northern pike.
About 59% of the lake's area is deeper than 10 feet, measured from Minnesota DNR depth contours.