Green Lake (Kandiyohi County)
Kandiyohi County, Minnesota - DNR stocking history, depth and survey data
Minnesota · Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) · DOW 34007900
DNR records show 29 stocking entries at Green Lake (Kandiyohi County) since 2016, most recently walleye adults in 2025 (99 fish).
- Green Lake (Kandiyohi County) has 29 DNR stocking records across 10 years (2016-2025): walleye (28), yellow perch (1).
- The most-stocked species by count is walleye: 2,104,511 fish on record.
- Maximum depth 110 ft, mean depth 21 ft; surface area 5,569 acres, 2,035 littoral acres, 12.0 miles of shoreline, per the DNR lake survey.
- Average water clarity (Secchi depth) 10.0 ft.
- Fish species DNR lists here: bigmouth buffalo, black bullhead, black crappie, bluegill, bowfin (dogfish), brown bullhead, channel catfish, common carp, green sunfish, hybrid sunfish, largemouth bass, muskellunge, and 10 more.
- 6 public accesses on the DNR list.
- Most recent DNR fish survey: (standard survey).
- Kandiyohi County, nearest town Spicer; DNR lake number (DOW) 34007900.
Depth map
Bathymetric contours from the Minnesota DNR lake survey mapped 10/9/1969 (orig map); depths in feet. Simplified for the web; not for navigation.
Stocking history
| Year | Species | Size | Number | Pounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Walleye | adults | 99 | 261.0 |
| 2024 | Walleye | yearlings | 40 | 12.0 |
| 2024 | Walleye | adults | 158 | 316.0 |
| 2023 | Walleye | adults | 109 | 115.3 |
| 2023 | Walleye | yearlings | 341 | 149.5 |
| 2022 | Walleye | adults | 115 | 171.7 |
| 2022 | Walleye | yearlings | 342 | 404.2 |
| 2022 | Walleye | fingerlings | 425 | 106.3 |
| 2021 | Walleye | adults | 1,844 | 1,777.0 |
| 2021 | Walleye | fingerlings | 656 | 139.0 |
| 2020 | Walleye | adults | 39 | 76.0 |
| 2020 | Walleye | yearlings | 7,764 | 3,411.0 |
| 2019 | Walleye1 | yearlings | 701 | 150.0 |
| 2019 | Walleye1 | adults | 300 | 150.0 |
| 2018 | Walleye | fry | 1,017,086 | 9.9 |
| 2017 | Walleye | yearlings | 3,936 | 2,081.0 |
| 2017 | Walleye | fingerlings | 16,064 | 1,173.0 |
| 2017 | Walleye | fingerlings | 936 | 117.0 |
| 2017 | Walleye | adults | 192 | 195.5 |
| 2016 | Walleye | fingerlings | 194 | 30.0 |
| 2016 | Walleye | yearlings | 10,315 | 1,183.0 |
| 2016 | Walleye | fry | 1,022,313 | 10.0 |
| 2016 | Walleye | fingerlings | 20,221 | 1,195.0 |
| 2016 | Walleye | adults | 60 | 30.0 |
| 2016 | Walleye | yearlings | 67 | 21.0 |
| 2016 | Walleye | fingerlings | 140 | 7.0 |
| 2016 | Walleye | adults | 45 | 62.5 |
| 2016 | Walleye | yearlings | 9 | 9.0 |
| 2016 | Yellow Perch | adults | 24,000 | 2,000.0 |
1 fish purchased and stocked by private citizens and sporting groups.
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 | Northeast access. - New parking lot and ramps in 2005. Two ramps. Access is adjacent to Kandiyohi County Park#5. Cooperative access with Kandiyohi County. |
| concrete ramp | Minnesota DNR | Southwest access. The Saulsbury access is located within the city of Spicer net to Saulsbury Beach (Kandiyohi County Park #4). - Newer access and ample parking available. Four ramps. Cooperative access with the city of Spicer. |
| concrete ramp | TOW | East access. Wee access is located off of CR#95. - Limited parking and turn around at the access. |
| concrete ramp | TOW | South access. Bible Camp access is off of CR#10. - Limited parking and turn around at the access. |
| concrete ramp | Minnesota DNR | North access. Rush Brown access is located off of CR#30. - Improved access for launching and parking. Cooperative access with New London Township and DNR. |
| concrete ramp | TOW | Northwest access. The Couleur access is located off of Township Road#144. - Limited parking and turn around at the access. |
DNR fish survey, 2025
| Species | Gear | Catch per net | Total catch | Avg lb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walleye | Fall electrofishing | 77.00 | 154 | 0.12 |
| Bluegill | Standard trap nets | 27.07 | 406 | 0.08 |
| Rock bass | Standard trap nets | 3.93 | 59 | 0.27 |
| Black crappie | Standard trap nets | 2.73 | 41 | 0.63 |
| Largemouth bass | Standard trap nets | 2.00 | 30 | 0.15 |
| Hybrid sunfish | Standard trap nets | 1.07 | 16 | 0.18 |
| Walleye | Standard trap nets | 0.80 | 12 | 2.42 |
| Common carp | Standard trap nets | 0.53 | 8 | 2.74 |
| Smallmouth bass | Standard trap nets | 0.33 | 5 | 0.17 |
| Walleye | Standard gill nets | 12.17 | 146 | 1.35 |
| Rock bass | Standard gill nets | 8.92 | 107 | 0.31 |
| Yellow perch | Standard gill nets | 3.92 | 47 | 0.14 |
| Northern pike | Standard gill nets | 3.33 | 40 | 3.51 |
| Yellow bullhead | Standard gill nets | 2.83 | 34 | 0.99 |
| Bluegill | Standard gill nets | 1.58 | 19 | 0.14 |
| Smallmouth bass | Standard gill nets | 1.08 | 13 | 0.95 |
| Hybrid sunfish | Standard gill nets | 1.00 | 12 | 0.19 |
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 in Green Lake was conducted during mid-September of 2025 using lake survey gillnets and trapnets. Standard surveys were done during the last week of July or first week of August prior to 2021. Targeted surveys were conducted to determine if September gillnetting would more effectively sample the Walleye population than the standard July-August surveys in Green Lake during 2017-2020. Current standard surveys have been conducted during or after the fall turnover since 2021. We set 12 gillnets at standard summer stations during mid-September of 2025. A fall night electrofishing survey was conducted on October 17, 2025, to evaluate young of year "YOY" (fingerling sized) Walleye abundance in Green Lake. A targeted Tullibee November gillnetting survey was last conducted in 2023. Creel surveys were recently conducted on Green Lake during the 2019 summer, 2019-2020 winter and 2025-2026 winter. 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). Green is a large (5,561 acres), deep (110 feet maximum), highly developed (690 homes) and moderately productive lake located in Kandiyohi County. Green is currently infested with invasive species such as Curly-leaf Pondweed, Eurasian Watermilfoil (2000) and Zebra Mussels (2014). Green is a popular fishery for Walleye, Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Black Crappie (recent years) and Bluegill. There are approximately 48 inlets that enter Green Lake. The Middle Fork Crow River is the largest inlet and enters Green along the north shore and exits along the east side eventually flowing into Calhoun Lake. Water levels were low during 2020-2023 but were generally above normal in 2024 and 2025. Direct nutrient runoff into Green is primarily from highway runoff and residential sources, which include lake homes and the city of Spicer. There is also upstream agricultural row crop runoff that enters the Middle Fork Crow River. Total phosphorus was low (0.018 ppm) on September 25, 2025. A thermocline was present below 55 feet during 2025 September survey. The surface temperature was 66.4 F with dissolved oxygen of 7.6 ppm. Dissolved oxygen was at least 6.9 ppm with a temperature of…
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