Cedar Lake (Aitkin County, DOW 01020900)
Aitkin County, Minnesota - DNR stocking history, depth and survey data
Minnesota · Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) · DOW 01020900
DNR records show 22 stocking entries at Cedar Lake (Aitkin County, DOW 01020900) since 2016, most recently muskellunge fingerlings in 2025 (429 fish).
- Cedar Lake (Aitkin County, DOW 01020900) has 22 DNR stocking records across 10 years (2016-2025): walleye (14), muskellunge (8).
- The most-stocked species by count is walleye: 84,797 fish on record.
- Maximum depth 105 ft, mean depth 28 ft; surface area 1,726 acres, 405 littoral acres, 27.6 miles of shoreline, per the DNR lake survey.
- Average water clarity (Secchi depth) 10.9 ft.
- Fish species DNR lists here: bigmouth buffalo, black bullhead, black crappie, bluegill, bowfin (dogfish), brown bullhead, burbot, green sunfish, hybrid sunfish, largemouth bass, muskellunge, northern pike, and 10 more.
- 1 public access on the DNR list.
- Most recent DNR fish survey: (targeted survey).
- Aitkin County, nearest town Aitkin; DNR lake number (DOW) 01020900.
Stocking history
| Year | Species | Size | Number | Pounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Muskellunge | fingerlings | 429 | 60.4 |
| 2025 | Muskellunge | yearlings | 81 | 50.3 |
| 2025 | Walleye2 | fingerlings | 10,835 | 401.3 |
| 2024 | Muskellunge | fingerlings | 405 | 107.7 |
| 2024 | Walleye2 | fingerlings | 581 | 34.0 |
| 2024 | Walleye2 | yearlings | 9,607 | 351.0 |
| 2023 | Walleye2 | fingerlings | 6,849 | 404.7 |
| 2022 | Muskellunge | fingerlings | 405 | 40.5 |
| 2022 | Walleye2 | fingerlings | 11,084 | 405.0 |
| 2021 | Walleye | adults | 105 | 62.0 |
| 2021 | Walleye2 | fingerlings | 6,282 | 407.0 |
| 2020 | Walleye2 | fingerlings | 4,584 | 300.0 |
| 2019 | Muskellunge | fingerlings | 405 | 78.6 |
| 2019 | Walleye2 | fingerlings | 9,712 | 407.0 |
| 2018 | Muskellunge | fingerlings | 405 | 90.1 |
| 2018 | Walleye2 | fingerlings | 10,175 | 407.0 |
| 2017 | Muskellunge | fingerlings | 405 | 76.4 |
| 2017 | Walleye2 | fingerlings | 9,271 | 407.0 |
| 2016 | Muskellunge | fingerlings | 405 | 100.4 |
| 2016 | Walleye | yearlings | 32 | 16.0 |
| 2016 | Walleye | fingerlings | 5,525 | 242.0 |
| 2016 | Walleye | adults | 155 | 146.0 |
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 | - located in T46N; R27W; Section 7; can be reached from CSAH 28 via T1022 |
DNR fish survey, 2025
A temperature-dissolved oxygen (TDO) profile was collected from the main basin to measure the amount of habitat available for Tullibee. The main basin represents the area of Cedar Lake most likely to have adequate conditions for Tullibee survival. The TDO3 (temperature at 3 mg/l dissolved oxygen) was determined to be 5.9 degrees C. Overall oxy-thermal habitat in the main basin was good, with favorable conditions from the surface to a depth of 90 feet. Data collected from 2009-2025 indicate that the main basin has had sufficient thermal habitat for Tullibee survival in each year surveyed and provides good habitat compared to other area lakes that are monitored. Because the Aitkin management area is located near the southern edge of Minnesota's Tullibee range, TDO profiles should continue to be collected to monitor the availability of cold-water habitat.
Minnesota DNR survey narrative, .
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