2 miles east of Maple Lake
Wright County, Minnesota · 45.2326° N, 93.9644° W
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Updated 15 Oct 2026, 5:41 pm EDT.
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Minnesota DNR lake survey, fetched 15 Oct 2026. Not for navigation.
2 public access sites on Maple Lake.
Minnesota DNR public water accesses, fetched 15 Oct 2026.
Minnesota DNR stocking reports list 13 stockings of Maple Lake in 6 of the years 2018 to 2025. The most recent, in 2025, included 7,200 walleye fingerlings. Species stocked: walleye.
Latest: 2025: 7,200 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 Maple Lake (Upper Maple basin) was in July 2025: 9 gill nets and 12 trap nets caught 15 species.
Walleye per gill net, standard surveys: 1994 3.2 · 2009 1.9 · 2015 2.4 · 2020 1.8 · 2025 1.1
Bluegill per trap net, standard surveys: 1994 20 · 2009 22 · 2015 24 · 2020 16 · 2025 18
Walleye: 12 measured, 13 to 23 in, half 20 in or longer; average 3 lb, above normal (normal 1.2–2.7 lb).
Northern pike: 98 measured, 13 to 32 in, half 20 in or longer; average 1.7 lb, below normal (normal 2–3.5 lb).
Largemouth bass: 82 measured, 4 to 18 in, half 10 in or longer; average 1 lb, above normal (normal 0.4–1 lb).
Black crappie: 37 measured, 4 to 12 in, half 8 in or longer; average 0.48 lb, above normal (normal 0.1–0.3 lb).
Bluegill: 313 measured, 2 to 9 in, half 5 in or longer; average 0.1 lb, normal (normal 0.1–0.3 lb).
Also caught: black bullhead, bowfin (dogfish), brown bullhead, common carp, hybrid sunfish, white sucker, yellow bullhead.
Source: Minnesota DNR Fisheries lake survey, 14 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 14 ft: the Secchi depth across 4 readings, 2009–2025.
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and volunteer Secchi readings, via Minnesota DNR LakeFinder, fetched 15 Oct 2026.
Minnesota DNR lake survey; straight-line miles.
Maple Lake is 76 feet at its deepest point, measured by Minnesota DNR survey. It covers 862 acres.
Yes. 2 public access sites are listed: Maple Lake (W) Public Water Access Site; Maple Lake (E) Public Water Access Site.
Yes. Minnesota DNR stocking reports list 13 stockings of it in 6 of the years 2018 to 2025. The most recent, in 2025, included 7,200 walleye fingerlings.
Minnesota DNR’s July 2025 standard survey caught 15 species, most often bluegill, hybrid sunfish, pumpkinseed and northern pike.
About 48% of the lake's area is deeper than 10 feet, measured from Minnesota DNR depth contours.