About the data
Minnesota lakes with a DNR fish survey or a public access: the species the DNR has netted, what it stocked in the last ten years, size, depth, water clarity, boat launches and the Department of Health advice on eating the catch.
Sabi Lakes is built from public sources, gathered automatically and refreshed monthly. When a source changes a record, the change shows up here on the next refresh and is logged on the what changed page.
No business pays to be listed or to be ranked higher, and nothing is written in by hand. Where a source is a regulator, what it says is shown as it said it. Where the source is community data or the business's own website, the listing says so.
Survey catches show what DNR nets and electrofishing found on the survey date, not how the fishing is today. Check the current regulations and the Department of Health advice before you keep fish, and confirm access conditions before you tow a boat.
Sources
| Source | What it gives us | Kind |
|---|---|---|
| Minnesota DNR LakeFinder | Every lake by DNR ID with size, depth, location, fish surveys and catch, water clarity, stocking for the last ten years, special regulations and the infested waters list. | Official record |
| Minnesota DNR Public Water Access Sites | Boat launches and carry-in accesses with ramp surface, docks, trailer parking, toilets and who runs them. | Official record |
| Minnesota Department of Health fish consumption guidelines | Whether fish from a lake have been tested, and lake-specific advice or do-not-eat warnings, as carried in LakeFinder. | Official record |
| Minnesota DNR Public Waters basins and the USGS National Hydrography Dataset | The full official name of each lake (Lake Pepin, Mille Lacs Lake), joined on the DNR lake ID or, failing that, by the lake point. | Official record |
| US Census Bureau gazetteer of places | The nearest city or town to each lake, used to group lakes by place. | Official record |
Last refreshed September 24, 2026. 4,350 lakes listed.