Kimball Lake (Crow Wing County)
Crow Wing County, Minnesota - DNR stocking history, depth and survey data
Minnesota · Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) · DOW 18036100
DNR records show 6 stocking entries at Kimball Lake (Crow Wing County) since 2017, most recently walleye fingerlings in 2025 (1,480 fish).
- Kimball Lake (Crow Wing County) has 6 DNR stocking records across 6 years (2017-2025): walleye (6).
- The most-stocked species by count is walleye: 153,256 fish on record.
- Maximum depth 77 ft; surface area 190 acres, 37 littoral acres, 3.0 miles of shoreline, per the DNR lake survey.
- Average water clarity (Secchi depth) 18.6 ft.
- Fish species DNR lists here: black crappie, bluegill, bowfin (dogfish), brown bullhead, green sunfish, hybrid sunfish, largemouth bass, northern pike, pumpkinseed, rock bass, smallmouth bass, tullibee (cisco), and 4 more.
- 1 public access on the DNR list.
- Most recent DNR fish survey: (targeted survey).
- Crow Wing County, nearest town Jenkins; DNR lake number (DOW) 18036100.
Depth map
Bathymetric contours from the Minnesota DNR lake survey mapped 6/30/1982 (orig map); depths in feet. Simplified for the web; not for navigation.
Stocking history
| Year | Species | Size | Number | Pounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Walleye1 | fingerlings | 1,480 | 74.0 |
| 2024 | Walleye | fry | 50,000 | 0.5 |
| 2022 | Walleye | fry | 50,000 | 0.5 |
| 2019 | Walleye1 | fingerlings | 1,036 | 37.0 |
| 2018 | Walleye | fry | 50,000 | 0.5 |
| 2017 | Walleye1 | fingerlings | 740 | 37.0 |
1 fish purchased and stocked by private citizens and sporting groups.
Public accesses
| Type | Owner | Where |
|---|---|---|
| concrete ramp | Minnesota DNR | South shore of bay on southwest shore of lake. - South shore of west basin. |
DNR fish survey, 2024
Temperature and dissolved oxygen profiles were collected in the deepest basin in Kimball Lake on August 14, 2024, to evaluate the quantity and quality of cold, oxygenated water (i.e., oxythermal habitat) available to Cisco, also known as Tullibee, the most sensitive coldwater species present in this lake. Cisco require a layer of oxythermal habitat that contains water temperatures below 21.2 degrees C (70.2 degrees F) and dissolved oxygen concentrations above 3.0 mg/L. Based on the profile from the deepest basin, the water temperature decreased to below 21.2 degrees C (70.2 degrees F) at 17.8 feet and the dissolved oxygen concentration decreased to 3.0 mg/L at 26.9 feet at the time of sampling. The thickness of this layer of water in the water column was 9.1 feet, indicating that oxythermal habitat was present for Cisco. Further, the temperature at which dissolved oxygen decreased to 3.0 mg/L (i.e., TDO3, a single variable to characterize oxythermal habitat) was 12.5 degrees C (54.5 degrees F). TDO3 values cooler than 21.2 degrees C (70.2 degrees F) indicate that oxythermal conditions were suitable for Cisco at the time of this survey. Data collected by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources in 2022 and 2023 during the late summer thermal stress period also indicate suitable oxythermal habitat, with the least favorable conditions recorded in 2024. When inadequate oxythermal habitat is available, Cisco are squeezed into unfavorable, warmer water conditions and experience higher levels of stress.
Minnesota DNR survey narrative, .
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