2 miles south of Burtrum
Todd County, Minnesota · 45.8344° N, 94.6801° W
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Updated 19 Oct 2026, 6:15 pm EDT.
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Minnesota DNR lake survey, fetched 15 Oct 2026. Not for navigation.
1 public access site on Mound Lake.
Minnesota DNR public water accesses, fetched 15 Oct 2026.
Minnesota DNR stocking reports list 8 stockings of Mound Lake in 7 of the years 2017 to 2025. The most recent, in 2025, included 2,318 walleye yearlings. Species stocked: walleye.
Latest: 2025: 2,318 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 Mound Lake was in August 2023: 6 gill nets and 8 trap nets caught 14 species. The DNR also ran a targeted survey in April 2024; this section uses the latest standard survey.
Walleye per gill net, standard surveys: 2005 5.3 · 2011 4.5 · 2013 1.5 · 2017 1.5 · 2023 1.8
Bluegill per trap net, standard surveys: 1993 16 · 1999 5.9 · 2011 8.8 · 2013 4.0 · 2023 4.4
Walleye: 11 measured, 12 to 23 in, half 19 in or longer; average 2.5 lb, above normal (normal 1.2–2.4 lb).
Northern pike: 48 measured, 11 to 30 in, half 18 in or longer; average 1.6 lb, normal (normal 1.5–2.7 lb).
Largemouth bass: 10 measured, 5 to 14 in, half 9 in or longer; average 0.64 lb, normal (normal 0.5–1.1 lb).
Black crappie: 26 measured, 4 to 14 in, half 9 in or longer; average 0.6 lb, above normal (normal 0.2–0.4 lb).
Bluegill: 73 measured, 3 to 7 in, half 5 in or longer; average 0.09 lb, below normal (normal 0.1–0.3 lb).
Also caught: bowfin (dogfish), brown bullhead, hybrid sunfish, yellow bullhead.
Source: Minnesota DNR Fisheries lake survey, 7 Aug 2023, 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 19 ft: the Secchi depth across 4 readings, 2011–2023.
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and volunteer Secchi readings, via Minnesota DNR LakeFinder, fetched 15 Oct 2026.
Minnesota DNR lake survey; straight-line miles.
Mound Lake is 57 feet at its deepest point, measured by Minnesota DNR survey. It covers 270 acres.
Yes. 1 public access site is listed: Mound Lake Public Water Access Site.
Yes. Minnesota DNR stocking reports list 8 stockings of it in 7 of the years 2017 to 2025. The most recent, in 2025, included 2,318 walleye yearlings.
Minnesota DNR’s August 2023 standard survey caught 14 species, most often bluegill, northern pike, hybrid sunfish and black crappie.
About 73% of the lake's area is deeper than 10 feet, measured from Minnesota DNR depth contours.