Mill Lake

Details

DNR lake ID

77005000

County

Todd

Surface area

171 acres

Maximum depth

18 feet

Shallow water (littoral) area

125 acres, 73% of the lake

Shoreline

2.8 miles

Average water clarity

7.6 feet (Secchi disk, 4 readings)

Nearest town (DNR)

Long Prairie

Latest DNR fish survey

May 2025, standard survey

Surveys on record

14, since 1960

Game fish caught in the 2025 survey

largemouth bass 95, walleye 34, bluegill 30, northern pike 29, yellow perch 26, black crappie 18, pumpkinseed 13, hybrid sunfish 2

Fish species recorded

black crappie, bluegill, green sunfish, hybrid sunfish, largemouth bass, northern pike, pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, walleye, yellow perch, and 9 other species

Stocked in 2025

walleye yearlings (1,201)

Stocked in 2023

walleye fingerlings (1,270); walleye fingerlings (2,980)

Stocked in 2021

walleye fingerlings (445); walleye adults (2); walleye fingerlings (316)

Stocking years on record

6 of the last 10 (2016 to 2025)

Mill Lake Public Water Access Site

trailer launch, concrete slab ramp, 1 dock, 8 trailer spaces, run by DNR Division of Parks and Trails

Fish consumption

Follow the statewide guidelines; fish from this lake have not been tested

Size

100 to 499 acres

Deepest point

15 to 29 feet

Public access

Yes

Stocked in the last 3 years

Yes

Sources

• Minnesota DNR LakeFinder
  Checked September 24, 2026
• Minnesota DNR Public Water Access Sites
  Checked September 24, 2026

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.