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Iverson Lake

Otter Tail County, Minnesota - DNR stocking history, depth and survey data

Minnesota · Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) · DOW 56084600

DNR records show 1 stocking entry at Iverson Lake since 2016, most recently walleye fry in 2016 (200,000 fish).

Iverson Lake has 1 DNR stocking record across 1 year (2016-2016): walleye (1).
The most-stocked species by count is walleye: 200,000 fish on record.
Maximum depth 18 ft; surface area 68 acres, 62 littoral acres, 1.6 miles of shoreline, per the DNR lake survey.
Fish species DNR lists here: black bullhead, bluegill, northern pike, pumpkinseed, walleye, yellow perch.
1 public access on the DNR list.
Most recent DNR fish survey: June 12, 1985 (standard survey).
Otter Tail County, nearest town Parkdale; DNR lake number (DOW) 56084600.

Depth map

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Bathymetric contours from the Minnesota DNR lake survey mapped 10/7/1975 (orig map); depths in feet. Simplified for the web; not for navigation.

Stocking history

Year	Species	Size	Number	Pounds
2016	Walleye	fry	200,000	1.7

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
O	UKN	- ACCESS CAN BE GAINED THROUGH THE MnDOT REST AREA LOCATED ALONG THE NORTH SHORE OF THE LAKE.

DNR fish survey, 1985

Species	Gear	Catch per net	Total catch	Avg lb
Bluegill	Standard trap nets	689.67	4,138	0.09
Pumpkinseed	Standard trap nets	38.50	231	0.08
Yellow bullhead	Standard trap nets	7.33	44	0.75
Walleye	Standard trap nets	2.00	12	1.32
Bluegill	Standard gill nets	63.00	63	0.07
Pumpkinseed	Standard gill nets	7.00	7	0.07
Walleye	Standard gill nets	4.00	4	2.50
Yellow bullhead	Standard gill nets	2.00	2	0.20

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.

Bluegill catch per trap net lift increased from 34.3 per net in the 1982 survey to 690.0 per net. Average weight per bluegill decreased from 0.22 lb. in 1982 to .09 lb. Walleye fry stocking has been very successful. The 1981 and 1983 year classes were well represented in the sample. Average weight of walleye was just under 2 pounds/fish. Iverson Lake is utilized by the public during the winter months. Limited use takes place during the open water season.

Minnesota DNR survey narrative, June 12, 1985.

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Stocking rows, depths, accesses and survey figures are Minnesota DNR LakeFinder data as of 2026-09-02; contours are the DNR bathymetric survey. Regulations, slot limits and special rules are on the DNR page linked above, not here.

Iverson Lake

Depth map

Stocking history

Public accesses

DNR fish survey, 1985

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