2 miles north of Wood Lake
Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota · 44.6861° N, 95.5310° W
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Updated 15 Oct 2026, 5:43 pm EDT.
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Minnesota DNR lake survey, fetched 15 Oct 2026. Not for navigation.
1 public access site on Wood Lake.
Minnesota DNR public water accesses, fetched 15 Oct 2026.
Minnesota DNR stocking reports list 19 stockings of Wood Lake in 7 of the years 2016 to 2025. The most recent, in 2025, included 153,405 walleye fry. Species stocked: black crappie, bluegill sunfish, walleye, yellow perch.
Latest: 2025: 153,405 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 Wood Lake was in June 2022: 3 gill nets and 9 trap nets caught 11 species. The DNR also ran a targeted survey in September 2025; this section uses the latest standard survey.
Walleye per gill net, standard surveys: 2005 8.0 · 2007 17 · 2012 80 · 2017 29 · 2022 2.0
Black crappie per trap net, standard surveys: 2005 30 · 2007 38 · 2012 502 · 2017 21 · 2022 0.3
Walleye: 51 measured, 5 to 11 in, half 6 in or longer; average 0.36 lb, below normal (normal 1–2.3 lb).
Also caught: bigmouth buffalo, black bullhead, bluegill, channel catfish, common carp, freshwater drum, hybrid sunfish, orangespotted sunfish.
Source: Minnesota DNR Fisheries lake survey, 27 Jun 2022, 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 2 ft: the Secchi depth across 4 readings, 2007–2022.
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and volunteer Secchi readings, via Minnesota DNR LakeFinder, fetched 15 Oct 2026.
Minnesota DNR lake survey; straight-line miles.
Wood Lake is 9 feet at its deepest point, measured by Minnesota DNR survey. It covers 485 acres.
Yes. 1 public access site is listed: Wood Lake Public Water Access Site.
Yes. Minnesota DNR stocking reports list 19 stockings of it in 7 of the years 2016 to 2025. The most recent, in 2025, included 153,405 walleye fry.
Minnesota DNR’s June 2022 standard survey caught 11 species, most often walleye, channel catfish, black crappie and yellow perch.