Medicine Lake (Beltrami County)
Beltrami County, Minnesota - DNR stocking history, depth and survey data
Minnesota · Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) · DOW 04012200
DNR records show 11 stocking entries at Medicine Lake (Beltrami County) since 2016, most recently walleye yearlings in 2024 (224 fish).
- Medicine Lake (Beltrami County) has 11 DNR stocking records across 7 years (2016-2024): walleye (11).
- The most-stocked species by count is walleye: 53,409 fish on record.
- Maximum depth 44 ft; surface area 461 acres, 308 littoral acres, 4.3 miles of shoreline, per the DNR lake survey.
- Average water clarity (Secchi depth) 7.0 ft.
- Fish species DNR lists here: black bullhead, black crappie, bluegill, brown bullhead, freshwater drum, largemouth bass, northern pike, pumpkinseed, walleye, white sucker, yellow bullhead, yellow perch.
- 1 public access on the DNR list.
- Most recent DNR fish survey: (targeted survey).
- Beltrami County, nearest town Tenstrike; DNR lake number (DOW) 04012200.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Walleye | yearlings | 224 | 68.0 |
| 2024 | Walleye | fingerlings | 8,370 | 509.0 |
| 2022 | Walleye | fingerlings | 12,552 | 717.0 |
| 2022 | Walleye | adults | 39 | 33.0 |
| 2021 | Walleye | adults | 236 | 157.0 |
| 2020 | Walleye | yearlings | 3,567 | 483.0 |
| 2018 | Walleye | fingerlings | 21,864 | 621.0 |
| 2017 | Walleye | yearlings | 3,300 | 165.0 |
| 2016 | Walleye | yearlings | 2,656 | 567.0 |
| 2016 | Walleye | adults | 105 | 35.0 |
| 2016 | Walleye | fingerlings | 496 | 16.0 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| gravel ramp | Minnesota DNR | State owned access on E end of the lake (near Cedar Resort). |
DNR fish survey, 2025
Minnesota DNR LBMA staff delineated the floating leaf and emergent aquatic vegetation of Medicine Lake on August 25th, 2025, following the protocols listed in the MN DNR Lake Plant Mapping Manual. There was a total of 140.85 acres of floating and emergent plants mapped. This consisted of 70.28 acres of emergent dominated plant communities and 70.57 acres of floating leaf plant communities. The following taxa were noted during the survey: bulrush (round-stem group) (Schoenoplectus spp.), burreed Emergent Group (Sparganium spp.), cattail (Typha spp.), common reedgrass (Phragmites australis), floating pondweed (Potamogeton natans), sedge (Carex spp.), spikerush (Eleocharis spp.), water horsetail (Equisetum fluviatile), white waterlily (Nymphaea odorata), wild rice (Zizania palustris), and yellow waterlily (Nuphar variegata). Minnesota DNR LBMA staff also conducted an assessment of lakeshore development on Medicine Lake on 8/25/2026, following the Shoreline Development Census survey protocol. The boat-based Shoreline Census survey assesses sections of the shoreline and classifies them as either 'Natural' or 'Altered', with added generic habitat type descriptions (Vegetated, Beach, Rock, Riprap, Mowed). A total of 4.33 miles of shoreline was assessed with 3.2% (0.14 mi) being noted as 'Altered' and 97% (4.19 mi) noted as 'Natural'. The most common 'Altered' class of shoreline was ‘Mowed to Edge' accounting for 3% (0.13 mi) of the total shoreline.
Minnesota DNR survey narrative, .
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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.
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