Indian Lake (Nobles County)
Nobles County, Minnesota - DNR stocking history, depth and survey data
Minnesota · Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) · DOW 53000700
DNR records show 10 stocking entries at Indian Lake (Nobles County) since 2017, most recently walleye adults in 2025 (464 fish).
- Indian Lake (Nobles County) has 10 DNR stocking records across 6 years (2017-2025): walleye (7), northern pike (2), black crappie (1).
- The most-stocked species by count is walleye: 208,855 fish on record.
- Maximum depth 6 ft; surface area 197 acres, 197 littoral acres, 3.0 miles of shoreline, per the DNR lake survey.
- Average water clarity (Secchi depth) 2.5 ft.
- Fish species DNR lists here: bigmouth buffalo, black bullhead, black crappie, bluegill, channel catfish, common carp, freshwater drum, green sunfish, northern pike, walleye, white crappie, white sucker, and 2 more.
- 2 public accesses on the DNR list.
- Most recent DNR fish survey: (targeted survey).
- Nobles County, nearest town Round Lake; DNR lake number (DOW) 53000700.
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 | adults | 464 | 290.0 |
| 2025 | Walleye | adults | 94 | 47.0 |
| 2024 | Northern Pike | fingerlings | 413 | 191.0 |
| 2023 | Black Crappie | adults | 75 | 75.0 |
| 2023 | Walleye | fry | 204,000 | 1.6 |
| 2021 | Northern Pike | fingerlings | 155 | 86.5 |
| 2019 | Walleye | fingerlings | 2,966 | 234.0 |
| 2017 | Walleye | fingerlings | 895 | 80.0 |
| 2017 | Walleye | yearlings | 168 | 105.0 |
| 2017 | Walleye | yearlings | 268 | 134.0 |
Public accesses
| Type | Owner | Where |
|---|---|---|
| concrete ramp | Minnesota DNR | - STATE ACCESS IN CO PARK IN SEC. 34; STATE ACCESS IN SEC. 27 - W/O BOAT RAMP. |
| concrete ramp | county | - COUNTY OWNED ACCESS SOUTH SIDE OF LAKE |
DNR fish survey, 2023
| Species | Gear | Catch per net | Total catch | Avg lb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walleye | Special electrofishing | 672.00 | 112 | 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.
Indian Lake is a 204-acre, class 43 lake, located to the southwest of the City of Round Lake in Nobles County. Indian Lake has a maximum depth of 6.0 ft. Runoff from surrounding agricultural fields has resulted in poor water quality in Indian Lake. Despite its shallowness, Indian Lake rarely experiences low dissolved oxygen levels in the winter; however, during the winter of 2022 and 2023 Indian Lake experienced low dissolved oxygen levels throughout much of the winter (less than 0.6 ppm). Indian Lake is managed primarily for black and white crappie, and secondarily for walleye and northern pike. To evaluate the success of the Walleye fry stocking that was done in the spring of 2023, boat electrofishing was used to capture fingerling Walleye on September 21, 2023, to determine their abundance. Following the winterkill Walleye fry were stocked because they typically do very well in these conditions. The catch rate of Young of the year Walleye was 672.0 per hour, suggesting that the stocking was highly successful. Lengths of YOY walleye ranged from 4.5 to 6.7 inches and averaged 5.3 inches. This abundant year class of a top-level predator should help keep undesirable species of fish in check.
Minnesota DNR survey narrative, .
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