Stocked 2025
Lake Sylvan
Yellow Medicine County
Northern pike lake, Bass lake, Crappie lake, Sunfish lake
R6 Lake
Public access
R6 Lake is a 33-acre lake in Yellow Medicine County, 14 feet at its deepest. The DNR last surveyed its fish in 2012. Recorded species include northern pike, largemouth bass and crappie.
Details
- DNR lake ID
- 87018500
- County
- Yellow Medicine
- Surface area
- 33 acres
- Maximum depth
- 14 feet
- Shallow water (littoral) area
- 33 acres, 100% of the lake
- Shoreline
- 1.4 miles
- Average water clarity
- 5.0 feet (Secchi disk, 3 readings)
- Latest DNR fish survey
- June 2012, population assessment
- Surveys on record
- 5, since 2000
- Game fish caught in the 2012 survey
- yellow perch 352, bluegill 109, largemouth bass 47, black crappie 18, northern pike 2
- Fish species recorded
- black crappie, bluegill, crappie, largemouth bass, northern pike, sunfish, yellow perch, and 7 other species
- Del Clark Lake Public Water Access Site
- trailer launch, concrete slab ramp, 6 trailer spaces, run by Yellow Bank Watershed District, Lac Qui Parle County
- Fish consumption
- Follow the statewide guidelines; fish from this lake have not been tested
- Size
- Under 100 acres
- Deepest point
- Under 15 feet
- Public access
- 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.
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Del Clark Lake
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