3 miles northeast of Cokato
Wright County, Minnesota · 45.1104° N, 94.1667° W
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Updated 19 Oct 2026, 6:17 pm EDT.
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Minnesota DNR lake survey, fetched 15 Oct 2026. Not for navigation.
1 public access site on Cokato Lake.
Minnesota DNR public water accesses, fetched 15 Oct 2026.
Minnesota DNR stocking reports list 31 stockings of Cokato Lake in 9 of the years 2016 to 2025. The most recent, in 2025, included 250 black crappie adults. Species stocked: black crappie, bluegill sunfish, walleye, yellow perch.
Latest: 2025: 120,679 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 Cokato Lake was in August 2024: 9 gill nets and 9 trap nets caught 18 species. The DNR also ran a targeted survey in October 2025; this section uses the latest standard survey.
Walleye per gill net, standard surveys: 1992 5.0 · 1998 1.5 · 2007 1.9 · 2014 4.0 · 2024 8.1
Bluegill per trap net, standard surveys: 1992 4.4 · 1998 2.2 · 2007 4.2 · 2014 0.5 · 2024 6.2
Walleye: 76 measured, 10 to 28 in, half 14 in or longer; average 1.9 lb, normal (normal 1.2–2.7 lb).
Northern pike: 55 measured, 8 to 35 in, half 20 in or longer; average 2.2 lb, normal (normal 2–3.5 lb).
Largemouth bass: 15 measured, 7 to 18 in, half 15 in or longer; average 0.37 lb, below normal (normal 0.4–1 lb).
Smallmouth bass: 39 measured, 6 to 21 in, half 15 in or longer; average 1 lb, normal (normal 0.9–1.5 lb).
Black crappie: 210 measured, 3 to 12 in, half 5 in or longer; average 0.16 lb, normal (normal 0.1–0.3 lb).
Also caught: bigmouth buffalo, black bullhead, channel catfish, common carp, hybrid sunfish, shorthead redhorse, silver redhorse, white sucker, yellow bullhead.
Source: Minnesota DNR Fisheries lake survey, 5 Aug 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 3 ft: the Secchi depth across 4 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.
Cokato Lake is 52 feet at its deepest point, measured by Minnesota DNR survey. It covers 553 acres.
Yes. 1 public access site is listed: Cokato Lake Public Water Access Site.
Yes. Minnesota DNR stocking reports list 31 stockings of it in 9 of the years 2016 to 2025. The most recent, in 2025, included 250 black crappie adults.
Minnesota DNR’s August 2024 standard survey caught 18 species, most often black crappie, yellow perch, walleye and bluegill.
About 75% of the lake's area is deeper than 10 feet, measured from Minnesota DNR depth contours.