3 miles northeast of Osakis
Todd County, Minnesota · 45.9032° N, 95.1168° W
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Updated 15 Oct 2026, 5:37 pm EDT.
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Minnesota DNR lake survey, fetched 15 Oct 2026. Not for navigation.
3 public access sites on Lake Osakis.
Minnesota DNR public water accesses, fetched 15 Oct 2026.
Minnesota DNR stocking reports list 29 stockings of Lake Osakis in 10 of the years 2016 to 2025. The most recent, in 2025, included 3,389,000 walleye fry. Species stocked: walleye.
Latest: 2025: 11,880 walleye fingerlings.
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 Osakis was in August 2022: 12 gill nets and 15 trap nets caught 17 species. The DNR also ran a targeted survey in August 2025; this section uses the latest standard survey.
Walleye per gill net, standard surveys: 2006 8.4 · 2010 7.0 · 2014 14 · 2018 6.6 · 2022 6.2
Bluegill per trap net, standard surveys: 2006 3.5 · 2010 5.4 · 2014 3.3 · 2018 9.7 · 2022 12
Walleye: 76 measured, 8 to 26 in, half 15 in or longer; average 1.4 lb, normal (normal 1.1–1.9 lb).
Northern pike: 68 measured, 18 to 31 in, half 24 in or longer; average 2.9 lb, above normal (normal 1.7–2.8 lb).
Largemouth bass: 41 measured, 5 to 19 in, half 13 in or longer; average 0.51 lb, normal (normal 0.3–0.7 lb).
Smallmouth bass: 10 measured, 9 to 19 in, half 14 in or longer; average 1.7 lb, normal (normal 0.9–1.8 lb).
Black crappie: 65 measured, 4 to 13 in, half 7 in or longer; average 0.26 lb, normal (normal 0.2–0.5 lb).
Also caught: black bullhead, bowfin (dogfish), brown bullhead, common carp, hybrid sunfish, tullibee (cisco), white sucker, yellow bullhead.
Source: Minnesota DNR Fisheries lake survey, 15 Aug 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 3 ft: the Secchi depth across 6 readings, 2006–2022.
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and volunteer Secchi readings, via Minnesota DNR LakeFinder, fetched 15 Oct 2026.
Minnesota DNR lake survey; straight-line miles.
Lake Osakis is 73 feet at its deepest point, measured by Minnesota DNR survey. It covers 6,389 acres.
Yes. 3 public access sites are listed: Osakis Lake (S) Public Water Access Site; Osakis Lake (NW) Public Water Access Site; Osakis Lake, Battle Point Public Water Access Site.
Yes. Minnesota DNR stocking reports list 29 stockings of it in 10 of the years 2016 to 2025. The most recent, in 2025, included 3,389,000 walleye fry.
Minnesota DNR’s August 2022 standard survey caught 17 species, most often bluegill, yellow perch, walleye and northern pike.
About 64% of the lake's area is deeper than 10 feet, measured from Minnesota DNR depth contours.