Lake Wakanda
Kandiyohi County, Minnesota - DNR stocking history, depth and survey data
Minnesota · Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) · DOW 34016900
DNR records show 13 stocking entries at Lake Wakanda since 2016, most recently northern pike fry in 2025 (14,277 fish).
- Lake Wakanda has 13 DNR stocking records across 7 years (2016-2025): walleye (7), northern pike (4), bluegill sunfish (1), largemouth bass (1).
- The most-stocked species by count is walleye: 5,044,844 fish on record.
- Maximum depth 15 ft; surface area 1,760 acres, 1,754 littoral acres, 18.9 miles of shoreline, per the DNR lake survey.
- Average water clarity (Secchi depth) 2.8 ft.
- Fish species DNR lists here: bigmouth buffalo, black bullhead, black crappie, bluegill, brown bullhead, channel catfish, common carp, northern pike, walleye, white crappie, white sucker, yellow bullhead, and 1 more.
- 2 public accesses on the DNR list.
- Most recent DNR fish survey: (targeted survey).
- Kandiyohi County, nearest town Svea; DNR lake number (DOW) 34016900.
Stocking history
| Year | Species | Size | Number | Pounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Northern Pike | fry | 14,277 | 0.8 |
| 2025 | Walleye | fry | 439,760 | 4.3 |
| 2024 | Walleye | fry | 350,890 | 3.6 |
| 2023 | Walleye | fry | 499,942 | 4.7 |
| 2022 | Bluegill Sunfish | yearlings | 10,000 | 200.0 |
| 2022 | Largemouth Bass | adults | 99 | 85.5 |
| 2022 | Northern Pike | fingerlings | 56 | 0.2 |
| 2022 | Northern Pike | adults | 362 | 556.9 |
| 2022 | Northern Pike | fry | 45,960 | 1.4 |
| 2022 | Walleye | fry | 493,587 | 4.7 |
| 2019 | Walleye | fry | 404,928 | 3.6 |
| 2018 | Walleye | fry | 1,151,583 | 11.3 |
| 2016 | Walleye | fry | 1,704,154 | 17.3 |
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 Access - Limited gravel parking lot and turn around. One ramp and dock. |
| concrete ramp | Minnesota DNR | North Access - Large gravel parking area. One ramp and dock. |
DNR fish survey, 2024
A targeted fall daytime electrofishing survey was conducted on Wakanda during August 27, 2024 to evaluate young of year "YOY" (fingerling sized) Walleye numbers due to a fry stocking. 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). Weather conditions were sunny with a light west wind. The water temperature was 79 F. An intense blue-green algae bloom was noted during the 2024 fall daytime electrofishing survey. We observed abundant numbers of YOY Yellow Perch, adult Common Carp and adult Bigmouth Buffalo; moderate numbers of Largemouth Bass; low numbers of Black Crappie in the 2024 fall daytime electrofishing survey. Wakanda is a large (1,754 acres), shallow (15 feet maximum depth), turbid, aerated and productive lake located in Kandiyohi County. Wakanda connects to several shallow winterkill prone lakes (Little Kandiyohi, Kasota and Minnetaga) and outlets into several large ditch systems eventually flowing into Big Kandiyohi and Lake Lillian. Partial winterkills of fish occurred during the mid to late 1990's due to high snowfall events or operational problems with the aeration system. A significant winterkill of gamefish (Walleye, Bluegill, and Black Crappie) and Common Carp occurred during January/February of 2013 and a partial winterkill in 2014. The helixor aeration system was moved from deeper water with softer substrates to shallower water with rock substrates in the 2014 fall. Oxygen levels were good through January of 2019, but heavy snowfall during February lowered oxygen levels in many shallow area lakes. A partial winterkill occurred in February of 2019 even though the aeration system was operational all winter. We observed abundant numbers of dead Common Carp, White Sucker and Bigmouth Buffalo. We also saw low numbers of dead adult Walleye, Black Bullhead and Yellow Perch. However, we caught low/moderate numbers of gamefish in the 2019 spring trap nets. A drawn down was initiated during 2020-2021 to facilitate a winterkill of less desirable fish species (Common Carp, Black Bullheads) in accordance with management plan objectives formalized by the DNR Wildlife & Fisheries, Ducks Unlimited and local conservation and…
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