4 miles southwest of Becker
Wright County, Minnesota · 45.3601° N, 93.9593° W
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Updated 19 Oct 2026, 6:16 pm EDT.
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Minnesota DNR lake survey, fetched 15 Oct 2026. Not for navigation.
1 public access site on Locke Lake.
Minnesota DNR public water accesses, fetched 15 Oct 2026.
Minnesota DNR stocking reports list 14 stockings of Locke Lake in 8 of the years 2016 to 2025. The most recent, in 2025, included 20 black crappie adults. Species stocked: black crappie, bluegill sunfish, walleye, yellow perch.
Latest: 2025: 200 yellow perch 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 Locke Lake was in June 2016: 6 gill nets and 9 trap nets caught 14 species. This survey is 10 years old. The DNR also ran a targeted survey in October 2025; this section uses the latest standard survey.
Walleye per gill net, standard surveys: 1986 0.4 · 1992 5.0 · 1998 0.6 · 2008 1.0 · 2016 2.7
Bluegill per trap net, standard surveys: 1986 22 · 1992 20 · 1998 75 · 2008 27 · 2016 23
Walleye: 24 measured, 7 to 27 in, half 13 in or longer; average 1.8 lb, normal (normal 1.2–2.7 lb).
Northern pike: 72 measured, 17 to 33 in, half 22 in or longer; average 2.9 lb, normal (normal 2–3.5 lb).
Largemouth bass: 84 measured, 4 to 21 in, half 14 in or longer; average 5.2 lb, above normal (normal 0.2–0.9 lb).
Smallmouth bass: 54 measured, 9 to 20 in, half 14 in or longer; average 1.9 lb, above normal (normal 0.9–1.5 lb).
Black crappie: 74 measured, 5 to 9 in, half 8 in or longer; average 0.29 lb, normal (normal 0.2–0.3 lb).
Also caught: bigmouth buffalo, black bullhead, common carp, hybrid sunfish, white sucker, yellow bullhead.
Source: Minnesota DNR Fisheries lake survey, 13 Jun 2016, 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 4 ft: the Secchi depth across 3 readings, 2008–2021.
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and volunteer Secchi readings, via Minnesota DNR LakeFinder, fetched 15 Oct 2026.
Minnesota DNR lake survey; straight-line miles.
Locke Lake is 49 feet at its deepest point, measured by Minnesota DNR survey. It covers 140 acres.
Yes. 1 public access site is listed: Locke Lake Public Water Access Site.
Yes. Minnesota DNR stocking reports list 14 stockings of it in 8 of the years 2016 to 2025. The most recent, in 2025, included 20 black crappie adults.
Minnesota DNR’s June 2016 standard survey caught 14 species, most often bluegill, yellow perch, northern pike and black crappie.
About 71% of the lake's area is deeper than 10 feet, measured from Minnesota DNR depth contours.