3 miles south of Paynesville
Stearns County, Minnesota · 45.3357° N, 94.7071° 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.
3 public access sites on Lake Koronis.
Minnesota DNR public water accesses, fetched 15 Oct 2026.
Minnesota DNR stocking reports list 9 stockings of Lake Koronis in 9 of the years 2016 to 2025. The most recent, in 2025, included 1,082,016 walleye fry. Species stocked: walleye.
Latest: 2025: 1,082,016 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 Lake Koronis (Koronis (main lake) basin) was in July 2024: 4 gill nets and 14 trap nets caught 21 species. The DNR also ran a targeted survey in October 2025; this section uses the latest standard survey.
Walleye per gill net, standard surveys: 2014 20 · 2017 13 · 2019 17 · 2022 19 · 2024 27
Bluegill per trap net, standard surveys: 2014 18 · 2017 15 · 2019 40 · 2022 37 · 2024 38
Walleye: 316 measured, 5 to 28 in, half 6 in or longer; average 1.8 lb, normal (normal 1.1–1.9 lb).
Northern pike: 31 measured, 18 to 37 in, half 25 in or longer; average 4.1 lb, above normal (normal 1.7–2.8 lb).
Largemouth bass: 12 measured, 5 to 15 in, half 5 in or longer; average 0.34 lb, normal (normal 0.3–0.7 lb).
Smallmouth bass: 7 measured, 5 to 20 in, half 11 in or longer; average 2.9 lb, above normal (normal 0.9–1.8 lb).
Black crappie: 69 measured, 4 to 12 in, half 9 in or longer; average 0.45 lb, normal (normal 0.2–0.5 lb).
Also caught: bigmouth buffalo, black bullhead, brown bullhead, common carp, golden redhorse, green sunfish, hybrid sunfish, largemouth bass, river redhorse, shorthead redhorse, tullibee (cisco), white sucker, yellow bullhead.
Source: Minnesota DNR Fisheries lake survey, 29 Jul 2024, 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 5 ft: the Secchi depth across 15 readings, 2007–2024.
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and volunteer Secchi readings, via Minnesota DNR LakeFinder, fetched 15 Oct 2026.
Minnesota DNR lake survey; straight-line miles.
Lake Koronis is 132 feet at its deepest point, measured by Minnesota DNR survey. It covers 3,096 acres.
Yes. 3 public access sites are listed: Koronis Lake, Hwy55 Public Water Access Site; Koronis Lake, Lake Park Public Water Access Site; Koronis Lake, Co Park Public Water Access Site.
Yes. Minnesota DNR stocking reports list 9 stockings of it in 9 of the years 2016 to 2025. The most recent, in 2025, included 1,082,016 walleye fry.
Minnesota DNR’s July 2024 standard survey caught 21 species, most often bluegill, yellow perch, pumpkinseed and hybrid sunfish.
About 67% of the lake's area is deeper than 10 feet, measured from Minnesota DNR depth contours.