Public access
Dudley Lake
Rice County
Walleye lake, Northern pike lake, Bass lake, Crappie lake, Sunfish lake
Wells Lake
Infested waters listPublic accessStocked 2025
Wells Lake is a 677-acre lake in Rice County, 4 feet at its deepest. The DNR last surveyed its fish in 2020. Recorded species include walleye, northern pike, largemouth bass and crappie.
Details
- DNR lake ID
- 66001000
- County
- Rice
- Surface area
- 677 acres
- Maximum depth
- 4 feet
- Shallow water (littoral) area
- 677 acres, 100% of the lake
- Shoreline
- 12.5 miles
- Average water clarity
- 1.1 feet (Secchi disk, 1 readings)
- Latest DNR fish survey
- July 2020, targeted survey
- Surveys on record
- 7, since 1989
- Game fish caught in the 2020 survey
- white bass 205, yellow perch 142, walleye 103, black crappie 13, largemouth bass 10, northern pike 8, channel catfish 7, bluegill 1
- Fish species recorded
- black crappie, bluegill, channel catfish, largemouth bass, northern pike, walleye, white bass, white crappie, yellow perch, and 13 other species
- Stocked in 2025
- walleye fry (158,500)
- Stocked in 2024
- walleye fry (158,500)
- Stocked in 2023
- walleye fry (158,500)
- Public accesses (DNR survey record)
- 1, owned by DNR
- Infested waters list
- flowering rush
- Fish consumption
- Follow the statewide guidelines; fish from this lake have been tested
- Size
- 500 to 1,999 acres
- Deepest point
- Under 15 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.