Orono Lake

Details

DNR lake ID

71001300

County

Sherburne

Surface area

301 acres

Maximum depth

18 feet

Mean depth

3 feet

Shallow water (littoral) area

281 acres, 94% of the lake

Shoreline

12.2 miles

Average water clarity

3.0 feet (Secchi disk, 2 readings)

Latest DNR fish survey

May 2021, targeted survey

Surveys on record

5, since 1984

Game fish caught in the 2021 survey

yellow perch 55, black crappie 22, northern pike 10, bluegill 9, pumpkinseed 2, smallmouth bass 2

Fish species recorded

black crappie, bluegill, channel catfish, hybrid sunfish, largemouth bass, northern pike, pumpkinseed, rock bass, smallmouth bass, trout-perch, walleye, white crappie, yellow perch, and 13 other species

Stocked in 2025

black crappie adults (50); bluegill sunfish yearlings (1,000); yellow perch yearlings (1,000)

Stocked in 2023

black crappie yearlings (200); bluegill sunfish yearlings (800); largemouth bass yearlings (200); yellow perch yearlings (800)

Stocked in 2022

black crappie yearlings (1,200); bluegill sunfish yearlings (1,500); largemouth bass yearlings (500); largemouth bass adults (10); walleye fry (281,000); walleye fingerlings (6,120)

Stocking years on record

4 of the last 10 (2021 to 2025)

Public accesses (DNR survey record)

1, owned by city

Infested waters list

Eurasian watermilfoil, zebra mussel

Fish consumption

Follow the statewide guidelines; fish from this lake have 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

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.