Swenson Lake

Details

DNR lake ID

04008500

County

Beltrami

Surface area

412 acres

Maximum depth

76 feet

Mean depth

31 feet

Shallow water (littoral) area

136 acres, 33% of the lake

Shoreline

3.6 miles

Nearest town (DNR)

Bemidji

Latest DNR fish survey

July 1993, re-survey

Game fish caught in the 1993 survey

bluegill 838, largemouth bass 320, yellow perch 185, rock bass 110, pumpkinseed 86, northern pike 79, walleye 56, black crappie 1

Fish species recorded

black crappie, bluegill, largemouth bass, northern pike, pumpkinseed, rock bass, walleye, yellow perch, and 6 other species

Stocked in 2022

walleye fingerlings (4,000)

Stocked in 2020

walleye fingerlings (3,006)

Stocked in 2018

walleye fingerlings (2,285)

Stocking years on record

4 of the last 10 (2016 to 2022)

Fish consumption

Follow the statewide guidelines; fish from this lake have been tested

Size

100 to 499 acres

Deepest point

60 feet or more

Sources

• Minnesota DNR LakeFinder
  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.