Bavaria Lake

Carver County, Minnesota - DNR stocking history, depth and survey data

Minnesota · Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) · DOW 10001900

Bavaria Lake has no DNR stocking rows in LakeFinder; this page carries its DNR depth, access and survey data.

• Bavaria Lake shows no stocking records in Minnesota DNR LakeFinder as of September 2, 2026.
• Maximum depth 66 ft; surface area 166 acres, 65 littoral acres, 2.5 miles of shoreline, per the DNR lake survey.
• Average water clarity (Secchi depth) 4.2 ft.
• Fish species DNR lists here: black bullhead, black crappie, bluegill, brown bullhead, common carp, green sunfish, hybrid sunfish, largemouth bass, northern pike, pumpkinseed, white sucker, yellow bullhead, and 1 more.
• 1 public access on the DNR list.
• Most recent DNR fish survey: September 3, 2025 (targeted survey).
• Carver County, nearest town Victoria; DNR lake number (DOW) 10001900.

Depth map

Bathymetric contours from the Minnesota DNR lake survey mapped 8/15/1980 (orig map); depths in feet. Simplified for the web; not for navigation.

Public accesses

DNR fish survey, 2025

Minnesota DNR Fisheries IBI program staff conducted an assessment of lakeshore habitat on Bavaria Lake on September 3rd, 2025, following the Score the Shore survey protocols. The assessment consisted of 26 survey sites evenly spaced 150 meters around the lake. Assessments were made in three habitat zones: Shoreline Zone (the shore-water interface to the top of the natural bank), Shoreland Zone (land-ward from shoreline to development structure or 100 feet), and Aquatic Zone (lake-ward 50 feet of shoreline). The average lakewide habitat score was 64.3 (+/- 5.2) out of 100 possible. A score of 64.3 indicates the lakewide shoreline condition is Poor (50-65.9). Approximately 69 percent of the sites were developed with a mean score of 50.6 (+/- 4.7) indicating shoreline habitat quality of developed sites is Poor (50-65.9), while undeveloped sites had a mean score of 95.0 (+/- 2.1) with Excellent (92+) habitat quality.

Minnesota DNR survey narrative, September 3, 2025.

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