Dean Lake

Details

DNR lake ID

86004100

County

Wright

Surface area

176 acres

Maximum depth

20 feet

Mean depth

10 feet

Shallow water (littoral) area

125 acres, 71% of the lake

Shoreline

2.2 miles

Average water clarity

2.1 feet (Secchi disk, 2 readings)

Latest DNR fish survey

July 2019, standard survey

Surveys on record

6, since 1974

Game fish caught in the 2019 survey

bluegill 166, largemouth bass 74, northern pike 44, black crappie 42, walleye 18, pumpkinseed 6, hybrid sunfish 2

Fish species recorded

black crappie, bluegill, channel catfish, crappie, green sunfish, hybrid sunfish, largemouth bass, northern pike, orangespotted sunfish, pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, walleye, white bass, white crappie, yellow perch, and 12 other species

Stocked in 2025

walleye yearlings (207); walleye fry (63,407); walleye fingerlings (2,884)

Stocked in 2022

bluegill sunfish adults (141); largemouth bass adults (34); walleye fry (100,000); walleye fingerlings (5,200)

Stocked in 2021

walleye fingerlings (1,425)

Stocking years on record

5 of the last 10 (2017 to 2025)

Dean Lake Public Water Access Site

trailer launch, concrete slab ramp, 1 dock, 6 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.