Section Ten Lake
Aitkin County, Minnesota - DNR stocking history, depth and survey data
Minnesota · Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) · DOW 01011500
DNR records show 4 stocking entries at Section Ten Lake since 2016, most recently walleye fingerlings in 2021 (3,526 fish).
- Section Ten Lake has 4 DNR stocking records across 4 years (2016-2021): walleye (4).
- The most-stocked species by count is walleye: 425,152 fish on record.
- Maximum depth 17 ft, mean depth 7 ft; surface area 436 acres, 412 littoral acres, 4.2 miles of shoreline, per the DNR lake survey.
- Average water clarity (Secchi depth) 6.6 ft.
- Fish species DNR lists here: black bullhead, black crappie, bluegill, bowfin (dogfish), brown bullhead, green sunfish, hybrid sunfish, largemouth bass, northern pike, pumpkinseed, rock bass, walleye, and 2 more.
- 1 public access on the DNR list.
- Most recent DNR fish survey: (targeted survey).
- Aitkin County, nearest town Aitkin; DNR lake number (DOW) 01011500.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Walleye2 | fingerlings | 3,526 | 203.9 |
| 2019 | Walleye2 | fingerlings | 4,944 | 206.0 |
| 2017 | Walleye2 | fingerlings | 5,682 | 206.0 |
| 2016 | Walleye | fry | 411,000 | 3.6 |
2 fish purchased by the DNR for stocking.
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 |
DNR fish survey, 2025
| Species | Gear | Catch per net | Total catch | Avg lb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brassy minnow | 50-ft beach seine | 82.33 | 247 | 0.00 |
| Bluegill | 50-ft beach seine | 18.67 | 56 | 0.00 |
| Iowa darter | 50-ft beach seine | 14.33 | 43 | 0.00 |
| Yellow perch | 50-ft beach seine | 6.00 | 18 | 0.00 |
| Largemouth bass | 50-ft beach seine | 3.33 | 10 | 0.00 |
| Pumpkinseed | 50-ft beach seine | 1.33 | 4 | 0.00 |
| Northern pike | 50-ft beach seine | 0.67 | 2 | 0.00 |
| Green sunfish | 50-ft beach seine | 0.67 | 2 | 0.00 |
| Bluegill | 15-ft beach seine | 31.50 | 126 | 0.00 |
| Brassy minnow | 15-ft beach seine | 6.75 | 27 | 0.00 |
| Largemouth bass | 15-ft beach seine | 1.00 | 4 | 0.00 |
| Hybrid sunfish | 15-ft beach seine | 0.75 | 3 | 0.00 |
| Yellow perch | 15-ft beach seine | 0.50 | 2 | 0.00 |
| Johnny darter | 15-ft beach seine | 0.50 | 2 | 0.00 |
| Iowa darter | 15-ft beach seine | 0.25 | 1 | 0.00 |
| Pumpkinseed | 15-ft beach seine | 0.25 | 1 | 0.00 |
| Bluegill | Backpack electrofishing | 15.00 | 25 | 0.00 |
| Brassy minnow | Backpack electrofishing | 15.00 | 25 | 0.00 |
| Green sunfish | Backpack electrofishing | 6.00 | 10 | 0.00 |
| Largemouth bass | Backpack electrofishing | 4.20 | 7 | 0.00 |
| Hybrid sunfish | Backpack electrofishing | 3.60 | 6 | 0.00 |
| Central mudminnow | Backpack electrofishing | 2.40 | 4 | 0.00 |
| Yellow bullhead | Backpack electrofishing | 2.40 | 4 | 0.00 |
| BCS | Backpack electrofishing | 1.80 | 3 | 0.00 |
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 of nearshore fish species in Section Ten Lake was conducted on July 29, 2025, by Aitkin area fisheries staff. Sampling sites (N=10) were evenly spaced around the lake, and each was sampled by backpack electrofishing and seining with a 50-foot or 15-foot seine, where possible. Backpack electrofishing was completed at 10 sampling stations, 3 of which were sampled via boat due to deep water, soft sediment, or dense emergent vegetation. Similarly, a 50-foot seine was used to sample 3 stations, and a 15-foot seine was used at 4 stations. Three stations were not seined due to deep water, soft sediment, or dense emergent vegetation. Nearshore sampling captured 15 species of fish including two species that are intolerant of disturbance (e.g., Blackchin Shiner and Iowa Darter) and one that is tolerant of disturbance (e.g., Green Sunfish). The nearshore data were combined with trap net and gill net data from a 7/28/2025 standard survey to describe the fish community and provide a fish-based score of biotic integrity (FIBI). The FIBI score uses fish community data to quantify a lake's health, and the types of fish species present can help identify stressors that may be negatively affecting the lake environment. In Minnesota lakes, certain fish species cannot survive without clean water and a healthy habitat (e.g., Blackchin Shiner, Iowa Darter, Rock Bass), while other species are tolerant of degraded conditions (e.g., Green Sunfish, Common Carp). The FIBI score, composed of several fish community diversity and composition metrics, indicates the overall health of a lake by comparing it to what is expected for a healthy lake. For additional information on the FIBI, search for "lake index of biological integrity" on the mndnr.gov web site. Results from this survey provide evidence that the fish community in Section Ten Lake appears healthy as indicated by a FIBI score above the general use impairment threshold for aquatic life use determined for similar lakes. These results are similar to previous findings which indicated that Section Ten Lake is fully supporting aquatic life. These survey results will be considered when the biological health of the lake is assessed during the Mississippi River-Brainerd watershed assessment process, which will be completed in coordination with MN Pollution Control Agency. You can help protect the fish community in Section Ten Lake by reducing runoff, maintaining natural shorelines, and preventing the spread of invasive species.
Minnesota DNR survey narrative, .
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