Pomme de Terre Lake

Details

DNR lake ID

26009700

County

Grant

Surface area

1,816 acres

Maximum depth

23 feet

Mean depth

10 feet

Shallow water (littoral) area

1,613 acres, 89% of the lake

Shoreline

14.0 miles

Average water clarity

2.9 feet (Secchi disk, 4 readings)

Nearest town (DNR)

Erdahl

Latest DNR fish survey

August 2023, standard survey

Surveys on record

13, since 1979

Game fish caught in the 2023 survey

bluegill 390, walleye 158, largemouth bass 89, yellow perch 71, hybrid sunfish 58, black crappie 36, northern pike 17, pumpkinseed 4

Fish species recorded

black crappie, bluegill, green sunfish, hybrid sunfish, largemouth bass, northern pike, orangespotted sunfish, pumpkinseed, rock bass, smallmouth bass, sunfish, trout-perch, walleye, white crappie, yellow perch, and 24 other species

Stocked in 2025

walleye fry (1,613,000)

Stocked in 2024

walleye fingerlings (9,525)

Stocked in 2023

walleye fry (1,613,000)

Stocking years on record

9 of the last 10 (2017 to 2025)

Pomme De Terre Lake (W) Public Water Access Site

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

Pomme De Terre Lake (S), Tipsinah Mound Public Water Access Site

trailer launch, concrete slab ramp, 1 dock, 15 trailer spaces, run by DNR Division of Parks and Trails

Pomme De Terre Lake (E) Public Water Access Site

trailer launch, concrete slab ramp, 1 dock, 6 trailer spaces, run by City of Elbow Lake

Infested waters list

zebra mussel

Fish consumption

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

Size

500 to 1,999 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.