2 miles northeast of Forest Lake
Washington County, Minnesota · 45.2736° N, 92.9490° W
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Updated 15 Oct 2026, 5:39 pm EDT.
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Minnesota DNR lake survey, fetched 15 Oct 2026. Not for navigation.
3 public access sites on Forest Lake.
Minnesota DNR public water accesses, fetched 15 Oct 2026.
Minnesota DNR stocking reports list 33 stockings of Forest Lake in 9 of the years 2016 to 2025. The most recent, in 2025, included 153 muskellunge yearlings. Species stocked: muskellunge, walleye.
Latest: 2025: 1,207 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 Forest Lake was in July 2025: 10 gill nets and 15 trap nets caught 14 species.
Walleye per gill net, standard surveys: 2009 3.2 · 2013 4.8 · 2017 3.8 · 2021 4.8 · 2025 7.9
Bluegill per trap net, standard surveys: 2003 82 · 2009 118 · 2017 41 · 2021 36 · 2025 13
Walleye: 83 measured, 7 to 27 in, half 19 in or longer; average 2.5 lb, normal (normal 1.2–2.7 lb).
Northern pike: 122 measured, 9 to 36 in, half 25 in or longer; average 3.7 lb, above normal (normal 2–3.5 lb).
Largemouth bass: 27 measured, 4 to 16 in, half 12 in or longer; average 1.2 lb, above normal (normal 0.4–1 lb).
Black crappie: 50 measured, 6 to 10 in, half 7 in or longer; average 0.21 lb, normal (normal 0.1–0.3 lb).
Bluegill: 536 measured, 2 to 7 in, half 5 in or longer; average 0.14 lb, normal (normal 0.1–0.3 lb).
Also caught: black bullhead, brown bullhead, common carp, hybrid sunfish, muskellunge, yellow bullhead.
Source: Minnesota DNR Fisheries lake survey, 7 Jul 2025, 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 12 readings, 2007–2021.
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and volunteer Secchi readings, via Minnesota DNR LakeFinder, fetched 15 Oct 2026.
Minnesota DNR lake survey; straight-line miles.
Forest Lake is 37 feet at its deepest point, measured by Minnesota DNR survey. It covers 2,271 acres.
Yes. 3 public access sites are listed: Forest Lake, #3 Hagberg Public Water Access Site; Forest Lake, #2 Willow Point Public Water Access Site; Forest Lake, #1 Lakeside Park Public Water Access Site.
Yes. Minnesota DNR stocking reports list 33 stockings of it in 9 of the years 2016 to 2025. The most recent, in 2025, included 153 muskellunge yearlings.
Minnesota DNR’s July 2025 standard survey caught 14 species, most often bluegill, pumpkinseed, hybrid sunfish and yellow perch.
About 52% of the lake's area is deeper than 10 feet, measured from Minnesota DNR depth contours.