Sandy Lake (Beltrami County, DOW 04030700)
Beltrami County, Minnesota - DNR stocking history, depth and survey data
Minnesota · Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) · DOW 04030700
DNR records show 5 stocking entries at Sandy Lake (Beltrami County, DOW 04030700) since 2016, most recently walleye fry in 2024 (101,000 fish).
- Sandy Lake (Beltrami County, DOW 04030700) has 5 DNR stocking records across 5 years (2016-2024): walleye (5).
- The most-stocked species by count is walleye: 524,000 fish on record.
- Maximum depth 72 ft; surface area 103 acres, 11 littoral acres, 1.8 miles of shoreline, per the DNR lake survey.
- Average water clarity (Secchi depth) 8.6 ft.
- Fish species DNR lists here: bluegill, green sunfish, hybrid sunfish, largemouth bass, northern pike, pumpkinseed, rock bass, walleye, white sucker, yellow perch.
- 1 public access on the DNR list.
- Most recent DNR fish survey: (targeted survey).
- Beltrami County, nearest town Debs; DNR lake number (DOW) 04030700.
Stocking history
| Year | Species | Size | Number | Pounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Walleye | fry | 101,000 | 1.0 |
| 2022 | Walleye | fry | 101,000 | 0.9 |
| 2021 | Walleye | fry | 102,000 | 0.9 |
| 2018 | Walleye | fry | 112,000 | 0.9 |
| 2016 | Walleye | fry | 108,000 | 0.9 |
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 NW shore - parking for 3 vehicles with trailers |
DNR fish survey, 2025
Minnesota DNR Fisheries IBI program staff conducted an assessment of lakeshore habitat on Sandy Lake on August 13th, 2025, following the Score the Shore survey protocols. The assessment consisted of 28 survey sites evenly spaced 100 meters around the lake. Assessments were made in three habitat zones: Shoreline Zone (the shore-water interface to the top of the natural bank), Shoreland Zone (land-ward from shoreline to development structure or 100 feet), and Aquatic Zone (lake-ward 50 feet of shoreline). The average lakewide habitat score was 84.6 (+/- 1.7) out of 100 possible. A score of 84.6 indicates the lakewide shoreline condition is Moderately High (80-84.9). Three sites were developed with a mean score of 63.3 (+/- 10.7) indicating shoreline habitat quality of developed sites is Poor (50-65.9), while undeveloped sites had a mean score of 87.2 (+/- 0.4) with High (85-91.9) habitat quality.
Minnesota DNR survey narrative, .
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