Shallow Lake (Itasca County)
Itasca County, Minnesota - DNR stocking history, depth and survey data
Minnesota · Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) · DOW 31008400
DNR records show 9 stocking entries at Shallow Lake (Itasca County) since 2016, most recently walleye fingerlings in 2025 (4,096 fish).
- Shallow Lake (Itasca County) has 9 DNR stocking records across 9 years (2016-2025): walleye (9).
- The most-stocked species by count is walleye: 49,444 fish on record.
- Maximum depth 85 ft; surface area 539 acres, 268 littoral acres, 5.1 miles of shoreline, per the DNR lake survey.
- Average water clarity (Secchi depth) 14.0 ft.
- Fish species DNR lists here: black crappie, bluegill, hybrid sunfish, largemouth bass, northern pike, pumpkinseed, rock bass, tullibee (cisco), walleye, white sucker, yellow bullhead, yellow perch.
- 1 public access on the DNR list.
- Most recent DNR fish survey: (targeted survey).
- Itasca County, nearest town Warba; DNR lake number (DOW) 31008400.
Depth map
Bathymetric contours from the Minnesota DNR lake survey mapped 7/11/1969 (orig map); depths in feet. Simplified for the web; not for navigation.
Stocking history
| Year | Species | Size | Number | Pounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Walleye2 | fingerlings | 4,096 | 268.0 |
| 2023 | Walleye2 | fingerlings | 5,360 | 268.0 |
| 2022 | Walleye2 | fingerlings | 5,918 | 269.0 |
| 2021 | Walleye2 | fingerlings | 5,360 | 268.0 |
| 2020 | Walleye2 | fingerlings | 3,020 | 200.0 |
| 2019 | Walleye2 | fingerlings | 5,918 | 269.0 |
| 2018 | Walleye2 | fingerlings | 5,628 | 268.0 |
| 2017 | Walleye2 | fingerlings | 8,844 | 268.0 |
| 2016 | Walleye2 | fingerlings | 5,300 | 265.0 |
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, 2024
| Species | Gear | Catch per net | Total catch | Avg lb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bluegill | 15-ft beach seine | 333.50 | 667 | 0.00 |
| BCS | 15-ft beach seine | 18.00 | 36 | 0.00 |
| Brassy minnow | 15-ft beach seine | 6.00 | 12 | 0.00 |
| Largemouth bass | 15-ft beach seine | 2.50 | 5 | 0.00 |
| Yellow perch | 15-ft beach seine | 1.50 | 3 | 0.00 |
| Pumpkinseed | 15-ft beach seine | 1.00 | 2 | 0.00 |
| Golden shiner | 15-ft beach seine | 1.00 | 2 | 0.00 |
| BKF | 15-ft beach seine | 0.50 | 1 | 0.00 |
| Bluegill | Backpack electrofishing | 71.36 | 111 | 0.00 |
| Brassy minnow | Backpack electrofishing | 30.21 | 47 | 0.00 |
| Rock bass | Backpack electrofishing | 9.64 | 15 | 0.00 |
| Iowa darter | Backpack electrofishing | 9.00 | 14 | 0.00 |
| Central mudminnow | Backpack electrofishing | 5.14 | 8 | 0.00 |
| Johnny darter | Backpack electrofishing | 4.50 | 7 | 0.00 |
| BKF | Backpack electrofishing | 3.86 | 6 | 0.00 |
| Mottled sculpin | Backpack electrofishing | 1.93 | 3 | 0.00 |
| Bluegill | 50-ft beach seine | 5.09 | 56 | 0.00 |
| Yellow perch | 50-ft beach seine | 2.36 | 26 | 0.00 |
| Rock bass | 50-ft beach seine | 0.36 | 4 | 0.00 |
| Pumpkinseed | 50-ft beach seine | 0.18 | 2 | 0.00 |
| Brassy minnow | 50-ft beach seine | 0.09 | 1 | 0.00 |
| Largemouth bass | 50-ft beach seine | 0.09 | 1 | 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 Shallow Lake was conducted beginning on June 24th, 2024 by Index of Biological Integrity (IBI) Program Staff. Sampling sites 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 all 14 sampling stations. Similarly, a 50-foot seine was used to sample 11 stations, a 15-foot seine was used at two stations, and site conditions prevented the use of a seine at one station. Nearshore sampling captured 16 species of fish including six species that are intolerant of disturbance (i.e., Banded Killifish, Blackchin Shiner, Iowa Darter, Least Darter, Mottled Sculpin, and Rock Bass) and no species that are tolerant of disturbance. The nearshore data were combined with trap net and gill net data from a June 2022 survey to describe the fish community and provide a Fish-based IBI (FIBI) score. The FIBI uses fish community data to measure a lake's health, and the types of fish species present can help identify any 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., Banded Killifish, Least Darter, and Mottled Sculpin), while other species are tolerant of degraded conditions (e.g., Black Bullhead, Fathead Minnow, and Green Sunfish). 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. An additional survey was completed on Shallow Lake in June 2014 resulting in a lower, but similar FIBI score. For additional information on the FIBI, search for "lake index of biological integrity" on the mndnr.gov website. Data from this survey indicates Shallow Lake is healthy as indicated by an exceptionally high FIBI score, well above the impairment threshold for aquatic life use determined for similar lakes. These results are similar to previous findings which indicated that Shallow Lake is fully supporting aquatic life. Data from this survey will contribute biological information about the health of the fish community to the Mississippi River - Grand Rapids Watershed assessment process in coordination with MN Pollution Control Agency.
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