at Birchwood Village
Washington County, Minnesota · 45.0773° N, 92.9845° 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 White Bear Lake.
Minnesota DNR public water accesses, fetched 15 Oct 2026.
Minnesota DNR stocking reports list 47 stockings of White Bear Lake in 10 of the years 2016 to 2025. The most recent, in 2025, included 2,725 muskellunge fingerlings. Species stocked: muskellunge, walleye.
Latest: 2025: 2,239 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 White Bear Lake was in July 2018: 12 gill nets and 11 trap nets caught 15 species. The DNR also ran a targeted survey in July 2024; this section uses the latest standard survey.
Walleye per gill net, standard surveys: 2004 2.0 · 2008 2.5 · 2014 2.5 · 2016 2.2 · 2018 0.9
Bluegill per trap net, standard surveys: 2004 36 · 2008 49 · 2014 34 · 2016 28 · 2018 6.5
Walleye: 15 measured, 8 to 24 in, half 16 in or longer; average 2.1 lb, above normal (normal 1.1–1.9 lb).
Northern pike: 94 measured, 11 to 30 in, half 18 in or longer; average 1.3 lb, below normal (normal 1.7–2.8 lb).
Largemouth bass: 47 measured, 5 to 17 in, half 13 in or longer; average 1.1 lb, above normal (normal 0.6–1 lb).
Black crappie: 32 measured, 0 to 10 in, half 7 in or longer; average 0.26 lb, normal (normal 0.2–0.5 lb).
Bluegill: 187 measured, 3 to 8 in, half 6 in or longer; average 0.2 lb, normal (normal 0.1–0.2 lb).
Also caught: black bullhead, bowfin (dogfish), common carp, hybrid sunfish, smallmouth bass, yellow bullhead.
Source: Minnesota DNR Fisheries lake survey, 23 Jul 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 12 ft: the Secchi depth across 10 readings, 2006–2024.
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and volunteer Secchi readings, via Minnesota DNR LakeFinder, fetched 15 Oct 2026.
Minnesota DNR lake survey; straight-line miles.
White Bear Lake is 83 feet at its deepest point, measured by Minnesota DNR survey. It covers 2,428 acres.
Yes. 3 public access sites are listed: White Bear Lake, WBL Park (N) Public Water Access Site; White Bear Lake, Matoska Public Water Access Site; White Bear Lake (S) Public Water Access Site.
Yes. Minnesota DNR stocking reports list 47 stockings of it in 10 of the years 2016 to 2025. The most recent, in 2025, included 2,725 muskellunge fingerlings.
Minnesota DNR’s July 2018 standard survey caught 15 species, most often bluegill, pumpkinseed, northern pike and hybrid sunfish.
About 64% of the lake's area is deeper than 10 feet, measured from Minnesota DNR depth contours.