Centennial Lake
Hennepin County, Minnesota - DNR stocking history, depth and survey data
Minnesota · Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) · DOW 27112000
DNR records show 12 stocking entries at Centennial Lake since 2016, most recently bluegill sunfish adults in 2025 (203 fish).
- Centennial Lake has 12 DNR stocking records across 8 years (2016-2025): bluegill sunfish (8), black crappie (2), northern pike (1), pumpkinseed sunfish (1).
- The most-stocked species by count is bluegill sunfish: 1,659 fish on record.
- Maximum depth 9 ft; surface area 6 acres, 3 littoral acres, 0.9 miles of shoreline, per the DNR lake survey.
- Average water clarity (Secchi depth) 4.3 ft.
- Fish species DNR lists here: black bullhead, black crappie, bluegill, green sunfish, hybrid sunfish, northern pike, pumpkinseed.
- Most recent DNR fish survey: (standard survey).
- Hennepin County, nearest town Edina; DNR lake number (DOW) 27112000.
Stocking history
| Year | Species | Size | Number | Pounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Bluegill Sunfish | adults | 203 | 32.5 |
| 2024 | Bluegill Sunfish | adults | 200 | 100.0 |
| 2023 | Black Crappie | adults | 50 | 22.5 |
| 2023 | Bluegill Sunfish | adults | 100 | 26.7 |
| 2022 | Bluegill Sunfish | adults | 332 | 17.2 |
| 2021 | Bluegill Sunfish | adults | 200 | 32.0 |
| 2020 | Bluegill Sunfish | adults | 30 | 7.4 |
| 2017 | Black Crappie | adults | 6 | 2.0 |
| 2017 | Bluegill Sunfish | adults | 202 | 63.1 |
| 2017 | Northern Pike | adults | 20 | 40.0 |
| 2016 | Bluegill Sunfish | adults | 392 | 113.8 |
| 2016 | Pumpkinseed Sunfish | adults | 37 | 10.9 |
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.
DNR fish survey, 2011
| Species | Gear | Catch per net | Total catch | Avg lb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black bullhead | Standard gill nets | 24.00 | 24 | 0.37 |
| Northern pike | Standard gill nets | 3.00 | 3 | 1.56 |
| Pumpkinseed | Standard gill nets | 3.00 | 3 | 0.05 |
| Green sunfish | Standard gill nets | 1.00 | 1 | 0.04 |
| Hybrid sunfish | Standard gill nets | 1.00 | 1 | 0.05 |
| Hybrid sunfish | Standard trap nets | 6.33 | 38 | 0.07 |
| Green sunfish | Standard trap nets | 3.17 | 19 | 0.04 |
| Black bullhead | Standard trap nets | 3.00 | 18 | 0.30 |
| Black crappie | Standard trap nets | 2.33 | 14 | 0.21 |
| Pumpkinseed | Standard trap nets | 1.00 | 6 | 0.04 |
| Bluegill | Standard trap nets | 0.17 | 1 | 0.17 |
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.
Centennial Lake is an 8.6-acre lake located in downtown Edina, Minnesota and is managed by the Fishing in the Neighborhood (FiN) program. Under the FiN program, Centennial Lake will continue to be stocked and utilized for urban fishing. This lake consists of three small basins and test netting was conducted on two of the three basins. A floating dock across the channel prohibited boat access to the third basin. Two other surveys have been conducted on this lake in 2001 and 2006. One access is located on the lake and is available for the park maintenance crew. Available open shoreline and park facilities make this a great lake for public fishing. One gill net and six trap nets were used in this assessment. Seven species were captured. Adult bluegills have been stocked every year into Centennial Lake since 2001. Largemouth bass and northern pike are stocked as well, however sources for these species are limited which results in year-by-year determination of stocking. Three adult northern pike were captured during this survey. They averaged 21.3 inches in length and one was measured to be 23.5 inches long. Average weight of these fish was 2.3 pounds. There were no largemouth bass and only one bluegill sampled during this survey. The bluegill sunfish captured was 6.3 inches in length. Another game species captured during this survey was the black crappie. There were no black crappies captured in the 2006 survey however, during this survey there were 14 captured. They were caught at an average of 7.5 inches in length. The largest black crappie captured was 9 inches long. Other sunfish species of interest were the green sunfish, hybrid sunfish and pumpkinseed sunfish. Green sunfish averaged 4 inches in length and were all below the quality size of 6 inches for this species. Number of hybrid sunfish caught increased from the 2006 survey to 38 total fish being caught. The average length of hybrid sunfish was 4.5 inches and the maximum length was 6.4 inches. Six pumpkinseed sunfish were caught, averaging 3.6 inches in length. All pumpkinseed were below the quality length (6 inches) of this species. Black bullhead catch rates decreased from the previous survey. Average length was 8.7 inches, with the largest black bullhead caught measuring 9.5 inches in length. Stocking of fish has been conducted to provide angling opportunities for shore anglers. These seven fish species will provide excellent opportunity for urban fishing at Centennial Lakes Park. More information about Centennial Lake can be found at…
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