Trout lake

Gadwell Lake

Stocked 2025

Gadwell Lake is a 20-acre lake in Cook County, 52 feet at its deepest. The DNR last surveyed its fish in 2015. Recorded species include trout.

Details

DNR lake ID
16006000
County
Cook
Surface area
20 acres
Maximum depth
52 feet
Shallow water (littoral) area
8 acres, 39% of the lake
Shoreline
0.9 miles
Average water clarity
12.3 feet (Secchi disk, 4 readings)
Latest DNR fish survey
September 2015, standard survey
Surveys on record
5, since 1986
Game fish caught in the 2015 survey
brook trout 24
Fish species recorded
brook trout
Stocked in 2025
brook trout fingerlings (425)
Stocked in 2023
brook trout fingerlings (1,500)
Stocked in 2021
brook trout fingerlings (1,500)
Stocking years on record
5 of the last 10 (2017 to 2025)
Fish consumption
Follow the northeast guidelines; fish from this lake have not been tested
Size
Under 100 acres
Deepest point
30 to 59 feet
Stocked in the last 3 years
Yes

Sources

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.

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