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Twenty-Six Lake

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

Minnesota · Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) · DOW 11011700

Twenty-Six Lake has no DNR stocking rows in LakeFinder; this page carries its DNR depth, access and survey data.

Twenty-Six Lake shows no stocking records in Minnesota DNR LakeFinder as of September 2, 2026.
Maximum depth 12 ft; surface area 109 acres, 109 littoral acres, 1.9 miles of shoreline, per the DNR lake survey.
Most recent DNR fish survey: July 30, 1968 (standard survey).
Cass County, nearest town Outing; DNR lake number (DOW) 11011700.

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

DNR fish survey, 1968

Species	Gear	Catch per net	Total catch	Avg lb
Black crappie	Standard trap nets	51.80	259	0.10
Bluegill	Standard trap nets	9.80	49	0.06
White sucker	Standard trap nets	5.20	26	1.92
Walleye	Standard trap nets	2.00	10	2.61
Northern pike	Standard trap nets	1.40	7	2.13
Yellow bullhead	Standard trap nets	1.40	7	0.76
Pumpkinseed	Standard trap nets	0.60	3	0.33
Green sunfish	Standard trap nets	0.40	2	0.35
Black crappie	Standard gill nets	7.33	22	0.14
Walleye	Standard gill nets	4.00	12	2.27
Northern pike	Standard gill nets	3.33	10	1.53
White sucker	Standard gill nets	1.67	5	1.96

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.

Twenty-six Lake is located in southeastern Cass County. Twenty-six Lake is 85 acres, has 1.6 miles of shoreline and a maximum depth of 12 feet. There are no outlets, but one small inlet is located on the southwest shore. Shoal water soils are 80% sand, 10% gravel, 5% muck, and 5% boulder-rubble. Secchi reading was 4 feet and total alkalinity was 10 p.p.m. Several emergent and submerged aquatic plants having sparse density rating, except for stonewort and spikerush.Test netting indicated a good fish population of walleye, northern pike, white sucker, black crappie and bluegill. Spawning habitat is good for northern pike during high water years. Spawning habitat is fair for walleye during high water years - rubble along the northeast shore would be covered with about one food of water but proper wind action would probably be absent. Spawning habitat for centrarchids is good. The walleye population is probably the result of private stocking, since no stocking records could be found. Black grub (Neascus spp.) was the only parasite found, and bluegill was the only species infected.The limited depth of the lake could result in complete or partial winterkills during severe winters.A local resident reports good walleye fishing (large walleye are caught). Time of year is unknown.

Minnesota DNR survey narrative, July 30, 1968.

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Twenty-Six Lake

Depth map

DNR fish survey, 1968

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