Eagle Lake (Kandiyohi County)
Kandiyohi County, Minnesota - DNR stocking history, depth and survey data
Minnesota · Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) · DOW 34017100
DNR records show 12 stocking entries at Eagle Lake (Kandiyohi County) since 2016, most recently walleye fry in 2025 (452,033 fish).
- Eagle Lake (Kandiyohi County) has 12 DNR stocking records across 7 years (2016-2025): walleye (12).
- The most-stocked species by count is walleye: 4,080,523 fish on record.
- Maximum depth 67 ft; surface area 849 acres, 274 littoral acres, 5.0 miles of shoreline, per the DNR lake survey.
- Average water clarity (Secchi depth) 6.1 ft.
- Fish species DNR lists here: bigmouth buffalo, black bullhead, black crappie, bluegill, brown bullhead, common carp, freshwater drum, green sunfish, highfin carpsucker, hybrid sunfish, largemouth bass, northern pike, and 5 more.
- 1 public access on the DNR list.
- Most recent DNR fish survey: (standard survey).
- Kandiyohi County, nearest town Willmar; DNR lake number (DOW) 34017100.
Depth map
Bathymetric contours from the Minnesota DNR lake survey; depths in feet. Simplified for the web; not for navigation.
Stocking history
| Year | Species | Size | Number | Pounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Walleye | fry | 452,033 | 4.4 |
| 2024 | Walleye | fry | 350,890 | 3.6 |
| 2023 | Walleye | fry | 349,536 | 3.3 |
| 2023 | Walleye | fingerlings | 18,412 | 493.0 |
| 2022 | Walleye | fry | 567,731 | 5.4 |
| 2021 | Walleye | fry | 548,317 | 5.3 |
| 2018 | Walleye | fry | 955,220 | 9.3 |
| 2016 | Walleye | yearlings | 883 | 260.0 |
| 2016 | Walleye | fingerlings | 14,934 | 831.0 |
| 2016 | Walleye | yearlings | 52 | 24.5 |
| 2016 | Walleye | fry | 822,491 | 8.3 |
| 2016 | Walleye | adults | 24 | 30.0 |
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 | Southeast corner of the lake. - Double ramp and two docks. Large parking and turn around. |
DNR fish survey, 2025
| Species | Gear | Catch per net | Total catch | Avg lb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walleye | Fall electrofishing | 38.00 | 38 | 0.02 |
| Northern pike | Standard gill nets | 12.00 | 48 | 2.87 |
| Walleye | Standard gill nets | 5.25 | 21 | 1.93 |
| Yellow perch | Standard gill nets | 3.50 | 14 | 0.08 |
| Freshwater drum | Standard gill nets | 2.50 | 10 | 3.26 |
| Smallmouth bass | Standard gill nets | 1.50 | 6 | 1.48 |
| Black bullhead | Standard gill nets | 0.25 | 1 | 0.19 |
| Freshwater drum | Standard trap nets | 5.08 | 61 | 1.85 |
| Bluegill | Standard trap nets | 4.00 | 48 | 0.22 |
| Yellow bullhead | Standard trap nets | 3.17 | 38 | 0.88 |
| Northern pike | Standard trap nets | 2.33 | 28 | 2.55 |
| Common carp | Standard trap nets | 1.58 | 19 | 5.34 |
| Yellow perch | Standard trap nets | 0.92 | 11 | 0.09 |
| Walleye | Standard trap nets | 0.58 | 7 | 3.14 |
| Black bullhead | Standard trap nets | 0.50 | 6 | 0.36 |
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 standard survey of Eagle Lake was conducted during early-July of 2025. A fall night electrofishing survey was conducted for young of year "YOY" (fingerling sized) Walleye in early October of 2025. A targeted survey is generally used for sampling a specific kind of fish or time of year (i.e. spawning season, fall season, etc.) unlike a standard survey which samples a wider range of fish species during the summer months using standard methodology (i.e. standard time of year, set sampling stations, taking water clarity readings and oxygen/temperature profiles, etc.) and gears (i.e. lake survey gillnets, trapnets and possibly spring electrofishing for Largemouth Bass). Eagle is a moderate sized (849 acres), deep (67 feet maximum), and productive lake located in Kandiyohi County. A public access is located along the southeast corner of the lake. Eagle is part of the Hawk Creek Watershed. Zebra Mussels were first documented in Eagle during 2018. Water clarity (secchi=8.3 feet) was excellent for Eagle during the 2025 survey. The water color is usually brown stained due to lake sediments. Nutrient levels (total phosphorus=0.023 ppm) were low in July of 2024. Dissolved oxygen levels were below 3.0 ppm at 21 feet and deeper during early July of 2025. Intense algae blooms can occur in Eagle during the late summer months. Residential development (271 homes/cabins, 2020 survey) has occurred around the entire shoreline area except for the northeast portion of the lake. Water levels were above normal during the 2025 summer. There are approximately 19 inlets and 1 outlet for Eagle Lake. Highway 23/71 drainage into the lake occurs along the west side. Point Lake outlet flows from a steep culvert across Highway 23/71 into the northwest corner of Eagle. Agricultural row crop drainage into the lake occurs via several inlets/tiles along east and south locations of the lake. A large gravel pit is near the north side of the lake. The Eagle outlet (southwest corner) eventually flows through a nonaerated lake (Swan 34-0186-00) and then two aerated shallow lakes (Willmar & Foot Lakes). A habitat rehabilitation project was conducted in 2014 below the outlet dam along the outlet channel shoreline to improve bank vegetation cover and reduce bank erosion. Emergent vegetation (cattails) was sparse in Eagle Lake during 2025. Hardstem bulrush transplanting was attempted during 1994 along the south and west shores of the lake. Bulrush transplants were present at most sites the following year in 1995; however, the stands did not increase in size. Wind and wave action was detrimental…
Minnesota DNR survey narrative, .
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