Sweeney Lake
Hennepin County
Walleye lake, Northern pike lake, Bass lake, Crappie lake, Sunfish lake
Wirth Lake
Infested waters listPublic accessStocked 2025
Wirth Lake is a 40-acre lake in Hennepin County, 25 feet at its deepest. The DNR last surveyed its fish in 2018. Recorded species include walleye, northern pike, largemouth bass and crappie.
Details
- DNR lake ID
- 27003700
- County
- Hennepin
- Surface area
- 40 acres
- Maximum depth
- 25 feet
- Shallow water (littoral) area
- 23 acres, 58% of the lake
- Shoreline
- 1.2 miles
- Average water clarity
- 5.6 feet (Secchi disk, 2 readings)
- Nearest town (DNR)
- Glenwood Junction
- Latest DNR fish survey
- August 2018, standard survey
- Surveys on record
- 9, since 1983
- Game fish caught in the 2018 survey
- bluegill 372, pumpkinseed 20, black crappie 12, hybrid sunfish 9, largemouth bass 7, northern pike 3
- Fish species recorded
- black crappie, bluegill, channel catfish, green sunfish, hybrid sunfish, largemouth bass, northern pike, pumpkinseed, walleye, yellow perch, and 9 other species
- Stocked in 2025
- black crappie adults (100); bluegill sunfish adults (200); northern pike adults (31); yellow perch adults (165)
- Stocked in 2024
- black crappie adults (105); bluegill sunfish adults (200); northern pike adults (38); yellow perch adults (300)
- Stocked in 2023
- black crappie adults (120); bluegill sunfish adults (200); northern pike adults (3); yellow perch adults (60)
- Stocking years on record
- 9 of the last 10 (2017 to 2025)
- Theo Wirth Lake Public Water Access Site
- trailer launch, concrete slab ramp, 3 trailer spaces, run by City of Minneapolis
- Infested waters list
- Eurasian watermilfoil
- Fish consumption
- Follow the statewide guidelines; fish from this lake have been tested
- Size
- Under 100 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.