Smith Lake (Crow Wing County)

Crow Wing County, Minnesota - DNR stocking history, depth and survey data

Minnesota · Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) · DOW 18002800

Smith Lake (Crow Wing County) has no DNR stocking rows in LakeFinder; this page carries its DNR depth, access and survey data.

• Smith Lake (Crow Wing County) shows no stocking records in Minnesota DNR LakeFinder as of September 2, 2026.
• Maximum depth 54 ft; surface area 491 acres, 181 littoral acres, 6.8 miles of shoreline, per the DNR lake survey.
• Average water clarity (Secchi depth) 13.5 ft.
• Fish species DNR lists here: black bullhead, black crappie, bluegill, brown bullhead, green sunfish, hybrid sunfish, largemouth bass, northern pike, pumpkinseed, rock bass, tullibee (cisco), yellow bullhead, and 1 more.
• Most recent DNR fish survey: June 2, 2025 (targeted survey).
• Crow Wing County, nearest town Garrison; DNR lake number (DOW) 18002800.

Depth map

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

DNR fish survey, 2025

Minnesota DNR Fisheries Lake Biological Monitoring and Assessment program staff conducted an assessment of lakeshore habitat on Smith Lake on September 3rd 2025, following the Score the Shore survey protocols. The assessment consisted of 55 survey sites evenly spaced 200 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 74.8 (+/- 3.9) out of 100 possible. A score of 74.8 indicates the lakewide shoreline condition is Moderate (70-79.9). Approximately 35 percent of the sites were developed with a mean score of 43.0 (+/- 6.3) indicating shoreline habitat quality of developed sites is Very Poor (

Minnesota DNR survey narrative, June 2, 2025.

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