Benedict Lake
Hubbard County, Minnesota - DNR stocking history, depth and survey data
Minnesota · Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) · DOW 29004800
DNR records show 8 stocking entries at Benedict Lake since 2016, most recently walleye fingerlings in 2024 (670 fish).
- Benedict Lake has 8 DNR stocking records across 5 years (2016-2024): walleye (8).
- The most-stocked species by count is walleye: 16,446 fish on record.
- Maximum depth 91 ft, mean depth 41 ft; surface area 464 acres, 172 littoral acres, 3.8 miles of shoreline, per the DNR lake survey.
- Average water clarity (Secchi depth) 15.0 ft.
- Fish species DNR lists here: black crappie, bluegill, bowfin (dogfish), brown bullhead, hybrid sunfish, lake whitefish, largemouth bass, muskellunge, northern pike, pumpkinseed, rock bass, tullibee (cisco), and 4 more.
- 2 public accesses on the DNR list.
- Most recent DNR fish survey: (targeted survey).
- Hubbard County, nearest town Benedict; DNR lake number (DOW) 29004800.
Depth map
Bathymetric contours from the Minnesota DNR lake survey mapped 10/17/1973 (orig map); depths in feet. Simplified for the web; not for navigation.
Stocking history
| Year | Species | Size | Number | Pounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Walleye | fingerlings | 670 | 82.0 |
| 2024 | Walleye | yearlings | 341 | 88.0 |
| 2022 | Walleye | fingerlings | 1,734 | 170.0 |
| 2022 | Walleye | yearlings | 125 | 25.0 |
| 2020 | Walleye2 | fingerlings | 4,250 | 170.0 |
| 2018 | Walleye2 | fingerlings | 2,075 | 66.9 |
| 2018 | Walleye | fingerlings | 3,851 | 104.0 |
| 2016 | Walleye2 | fingerlings | 3,400 | 170.0 |
2 fish purchased by the DNR for stocking.
Field note · Minnesota stocks by year, not by truck day: walleye fry go in within weeks of ice-out, fingerlings and yearlings mostly in fall, and stream trout in spring and fall. A row here means the fish went in during that year; DNR adds the year's rows after the fact, so the current year can look empty until winter.
Public accesses
| Type | Owner | Where |
|---|---|---|
| concrete ramp | Minnesota DNR | A DNR access located on the east shore near the outlet. |
| O | - |
DNR fish survey, 2021
| Species | Gear | Catch per net | Total catch | Avg lb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BKF | Backpack electrofishing | 71.63 | 39 | 0.00 |
| Brassy minnow | Backpack electrofishing | 47.76 | 26 | 0.00 |
| Bluegill | Backpack electrofishing | 20.20 | 11 | 0.00 |
| Yellow perch | Backpack electrofishing | 12.86 | 7 | 0.00 |
| Tadpole madtom | Backpack electrofishing | 12.86 | 7 | 0.00 |
| Largemouth bass | Backpack electrofishing | 5.51 | 3 | 0.00 |
| Central mudminnow | Backpack electrofishing | 3.67 | 2 | 0.00 |
| LED | Backpack electrofishing | 3.67 | 2 | 0.00 |
| Brassy minnow | 15-ft beach seine | 63.00 | 189 | 0.00 |
| BKF | 15-ft beach seine | 26.00 | 78 | 0.00 |
| Rock bass | 15-ft beach seine | 2.67 | 8 | 0.00 |
| Bluegill | 15-ft beach seine | 2.33 | 7 | 0.00 |
| MMS | 15-ft beach seine | 2.00 | 6 | 0.00 |
| Yellow perch | 15-ft beach seine | 1.00 | 3 | 0.00 |
| Iowa darter | 15-ft beach seine | 0.67 | 2 | 0.00 |
| Largemouth bass | 15-ft beach seine | 0.67 | 2 | 0.00 |
| Yellow perch | 50-ft beach seine | 38.00 | 38 | 0.00 |
| Iowa darter | 50-ft beach seine | 6.00 | 6 | 0.00 |
| BKF | 50-ft beach seine | 5.00 | 5 | 0.00 |
| Largemouth bass | 50-ft beach seine | 5.00 | 5 | 0.00 |
| Bluegill | 50-ft beach seine | 3.00 | 3 | 0.00 |
| Logperch | 50-ft beach seine | 2.00 | 2 | 0.00 |
| Johnny darter | 50-ft beach seine | 2.00 | 2 | 0.00 |
| Brassy minnow | 50-ft beach seine | 1.00 | 1 | 0.00 |
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.
Benedict Lake (29-0048-00) is a 464.37-acre lake with a maximum depth of 41 feet located near Benedict, MN. Park Rapids Fisheries staff conducted a survey targeting near shore fish species on August 10, 2021, to assess populations of non-game and small sport fish. Ten 100-foot sampling sites were evenly spaced around the lake shore, sampling a variety of habitat types. Each site was sampled by backpack electrofishing and seining with a 50-foot or 15-foot 1/8th-inch mesh seine, depending on habitat conditions. During this assessment, four sites were sampled with a 15-foot seine. Site conditions prevented the use of seines at six sites. Backpack electrofishing was done at all 10 sites with three being conducted from the side of the boat. Nearshore sampling captured eighteen species of fish including three species intolerant of disturbance; Banded Killifish, Blackchin Shiner and Blacknose Shiner. Other species sampled during the nearshore effort included Bluegill, Bluntnose Minnow, Central Mudminnow, Golden Shiner, Iowa Darter, Johnny Darter, Largemouth Bass, Least Darter, Log Perch, Mimic Shiner, Pumpkinseed Sunfish, Tadpole Madtom, White Sucker, Yellow Bullhead, and Yellow Perch. Nearshore catches will be used along with gill net and trap net catch data from a standard fisheries survey conducted on June 7, 2021, to calculate a fish-based Index of Biotic Integrity (IBI) score, which is indicative of the health of Benedict Lake. This survey is contributing to a watershed assessment process in coordination with MN Pollution Control Agency. Benedict Lake is located in the Leech Lake River Watershed.
Minnesota DNR survey narrative, .
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