LakeFinder

Find a lake
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The LakeFinder contains data for more than 4,500 lakes and rivers throughout Minnesota, including: lake surveys, lake depth maps, lake water quality data and lake water clarity data (from the Pollution Control Agency), satellite-based water clarity information (from the University of Minnesota), lake notes, and fish consumption advice (from the Department of Health).

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Bookmark LakeFinder and take the MN DNR’s lake information with you on the go. Have thousands of lake surveys and depth maps literally in the palm of your hand.

Available for most browsers - optimized for mobile use. 

 

In Minnesota it is illegal to transport prohibited invasive species.

Find stocking reports
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The stocking report section of the LakeFinder provides access to stocking activity by fish species and/or county. Reports are comprised of information for many lakes and are intended as a summary. Making sense of stocking reports.

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Top 10 Most Requested Lakes

  • Leech Lake, Cass County: survey/map
  • Lake Mille Lacs, Mille Lacs County: survey/map
  • Lake Winnibigoshish, Cass County: survey/map
  • Lake Vermilion, St. Louis County: survey/map
  • Lake of the Woods, Lake of the Woods County: survey
  • Upper Red Lake, Beltrami County: survey
  • Otter Tail Lake, Otter Tail County: survey/map
  • Lake Minnetonka, Hennepin County: survey/map
  • Rainy Lake, St. Louis County: survey/map (Black Bay)
  • Cass Lake, Beltrami/Cass County: survey/map
Recreation Compass

If you'd rather browse information for a number of lakes, or can't remember a lake name, then use our Recreation Compass interactive mapping tool. With it, you can zoom in to the part of the state you're interested in and get information by just clicking in a lake. Other shortcuts are provided to help you get to a particular city, lake or park fast.

Limitations

Please note: not every lake in the state has been surveyed or depth sounded; you may not find the lake in which you are interested. Also, it takes several months before the most recent lake surveys are ready to post on the Web site. Those months are needed to analyze the surveys and update the lake database. We update the LakeFinder as soon as new maps and surveys are available. If you do find inconsistencies, please email the Webmaster at webmaster.dnr@state.mn.us.

Commercial use of lake maps and data

The DNR retains the copyright on these lake maps. To use any of this information commercially, you must file a Lake Map License Agreement form This is a PDF file. You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to download it. with the Division of Ecological Resources. Please download, fill out and send it to the following address.

DNR - Ecological Resources
500 Lafayette Road
St Paul, Minnesota 55155-4025