Point Lake

Kandiyohi County, Minnesota - DNR stocking history, depth and survey data

Minnesota · Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) · DOW 34019300

DNR records show 47 stocking entries at Point Lake since 2016, most recently black crappie yearlings in 2025 (2,925 fish).

• Point Lake has 47 DNR stocking records across 8 years (2016-2025): walleye (21), black crappie (5), yellow perch (5), iod (2), and 12 more species.
• The most-stocked species by count is fathead minnow: 140,800 fish on record.
• Maximum depth 32 ft; surface area 174 acres, 123 littoral acres, 3.3 miles of shoreline, per the DNR lake survey.
• Average water clarity (Secchi depth) 7.3 ft.
• Fish species DNR lists here: black bullhead, black crappie, bluegill, brown bullhead, green sunfish, hybrid sunfish, largemouth bass, northern pike, pumpkinseed, rock bass, walleye, yellow bullhead, and 1 more.
• 1 public access on the DNR list.
• Most recent DNR fish survey: July 14, 2025 (targeted survey).
• Kandiyohi County, nearest town Spicer; DNR lake number (DOW) 34019300.

Depth map

Bathymetric contours from the Minnesota DNR lake survey; depths in feet. Simplified for the web; not for navigation.

Stocking history

Public accesses

DNR fish survey, 2025

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.

A targeted survey was conducted on Point Lake during mid-July to early September of 2025. The 2025 survey consisted of standard summer trapnets for sampling all fish species, summer shoreline seining for near shore fish, and fall night electrofishing for young of year "YOY" (fingerling sized) Walleye. 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). Point is a small (174 acres), moderately deep (32 feet maximum), and moderately productive lake located in Kandiyohi County. Point is part of the Hawk Creek Watershed. A small island is present in addition to numerous standing dead hardwood trees in the water due to higher water levels in recent years. An extensive winterkill occurred in Point Lake during the 1996-1997 winter due to low oxygen levels. Other previous winterkills occurred during the 1974-75 and 1988-89 winters during low water years. Winterkill is generally rare for Point Lake, but it is susceptible during winters with high snowfall accumulations. Water levels were low during 2020-2023. A significant winterkill occurred during January-March of 2023 on Point Lake. High snowfall events and a prolonged winter (mid-March ice out) contributed to low winter oxygen levels in many shallow area lakes during 2023. Water levels returned to normal in the summer of 2024. Water levels were below normal during the spring, but above normal by the summer of 2025. The immediate watershed is comprised mostly of hardwoods, wetlands, highway frontage, and 23 residential homes (2020 survey). There are four small inlets and one outlet to Eagle Lake. The outlet culvert has a movable gate valve cover. Fish movement is minimal to none between Point and Eagle due to fish barriers and the steep drainage slope of the culvert. Total phosphorus was low to moderate (0.028 ppm) on June 8, 2009. Water clarity was good (average satellite calculated value=10.56 feet) for Point Lake during July of 2025. Aquatic vegetation (sago pondweed, muskgrass "chara", northern milfoil, hardstem bulrush and coontail) is usually abundant throughout the lake. Shoalwater substrates are mostly silt, sand and gravel. Pelicans and cormorants are commonly observed on the lake.…

Minnesota DNR survey narrative, July 14, 2025.

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