Beebe Lake

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

Minnesota · Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) · DOW 86002300

DNR records show 14 stocking entries at Beebe Lake since 2017, most recently walleye adults in 2025 (7 fish).

• Beebe Lake has 14 DNR stocking records across 5 years (2017-2025): walleye (14).
• The most-stocked species by count is walleye: 186,052 fish on record.
• Maximum depth 27 ft, mean depth 14 ft; surface area 323 acres, 135 littoral acres, 4.4 miles of shoreline, per the DNR lake survey.
• Average water clarity (Secchi depth) 5.8 ft.
• Fish species DNR lists here: black bullhead, black crappie, bluegill, brown bullhead, common carp, green sunfish, hybrid sunfish, largemouth bass, northern pike, pumpkinseed, walleye, yellow bullhead, and 1 more.
• 1 public access on the DNR list.
• Most recent DNR fish survey: August 1, 2025 (targeted survey).
• Wright County, nearest town Saint Michael; DNR lake number (DOW) 86002300.

Depth map

Bathymetric contours from the Minnesota DNR lake survey mapped 8/1/1955 (orig map); depths in feet. Simplified for the web; not for navigation.

Stocking history

¹ fish purchased and stocked by private citizens and sporting groups.

Public accesses

DNR fish survey, 2025

Catch per net (CPUE) is the DNR survey's count per gill net or trap net set; higher means more of that species were sampled, not a fishing forecast. Top species per gear shown; where we have no verified common name for a DNR code, the code itself is shown.

A targeted survey of nearshore fish species in Beebe Lake, was conducted on August 1st-Month day, year, by Area Fisheries staff. Sampling sites were evenly spaced around the lake, and each was sampled by backpack electrofishing and seining with a 50-foot or 15-foot seine, where possible. Backpack electrofishing was completed at 10 sampling stations. Similarly, a 50-foot seine was used to sample 5 stations, and a 15-foot seine was used at 3 stations. Two stations were not seined due to soft substrate, dense vegetation, and steep breaks. Nearshore sampling captured 14 species of fish including one species that is intolerant of disturbance (i.e., Iowa Darter) and 1 that is tolerant of disturbance (i.e., Green Sunfish). The nearshore data were combined with trap net and gill net data from a July 2016 survey to describe the fish community and provide a fish-based IBI (FIBI) score. The FIBI uses fish community data to measure a lake's health, and the types of fish species present can help identify any stressors that may be negatively affecting the lake environment. In Minnesota lakes, certain fish species cannot survive without clean water and a healthy habitat (e.g., Iowa Darter,), while other species are tolerant of degraded conditions (e.g., Green Sunfish). The FIBI score, composed of several fish community diversity and composition metrics, indicates the overall health of a lake by comparing it to what is expected for a healthy lake. For additional information on the FIBI, search for "lake index of biological integrity" on the mndnr.gov website. Results from this survey provide evidence that the fish community in Beebe Lake is adversely impacted by stressors, as indicated by an FIBI score below the general use impairment threshold for aquatic life use determined for similar lakes. These results are similar to previous findings which indicated that Beebe Lake is impaired for biological health/fully supporting aquatic life. The survey results will be considered when the biological health of the lake is assessed during the North Fork Crow River watershed assessment process, which will be completed in coordination with MN Pollution Control Agency. You can help protect the fish community in Beebe Lake by reducing runoff, maintaining natural shorelines, and preventing the spread of invasive species.

Minnesota DNR survey narrative, August 1, 2025.

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