East Toqua Lake

Details

DNR lake ID

06013800

County

Big Stone

Surface area

437 acres

Maximum depth

9 feet

Mean depth

6 feet

Shallow water (littoral) area

437 acres, 100% of the lake

Shoreline

3.1 miles

Average water clarity

1.9 feet (Secchi disk, 7 readings)

Latest DNR fish survey

July 2023, targeted survey

Surveys on record

15, since 1984

Game fish caught in the 2023 survey

yellow perch 2,216, walleye 126, northern pike 1

Fish species recorded

black crappie, bluegill, channel catfish, crappie, hybrid sunfish, northern pike, orangespotted sunfish, pumpkinseed, sunfish, walleye, white bass, white crappie, yellow perch, and 15 other species

Stocked in 2025

walleye fry (200,000)

Stocked in 2024

black crappie adults (97); northern pike adults (230); walleye fry (200,000)

Stocked in 2023

walleye fingerlings (1,163); walleye adults (3,464); walleye yearlings (174); walleye fry (200,000); walleye fingerlings (4,976); yellow perch adults (850)

Stocking years on record

8 of the last 10 (2016 to 2025)

East Toqua Lake (E) Public Water Access Site

trailer launch, concrete slab ramp, 1 dock, 3 trailer spaces, toilet, run by Big Stone County

East Toqua Lake, North Public Water Access Site

trailer launch, concrete slab ramp, 1 dock, run by Big Stone County

Fish consumption

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

Size

100 to 499 acres

Deepest point

Under 15 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.