Turnip Lake

Details

DNR lake ID

16013200

County

Cook

Surface area

21 acres

Maximum depth

30 feet

Shallow water (littoral) area

15 acres, 70% of the lake

Shoreline

0.9 miles

Average water clarity

11.0 feet (Secchi disk, 2 readings)

Latest DNR fish survey

September 2018, targeted survey

Surveys on record

8, since 1986

Game fish caught in the 2018 survey

brook trout 4

Fish species recorded

brook trout

Stocked in 2024

brook trout fingerlings (1,800)

Stocked in 2022

brook trout fingerlings (1,800)

Stocked in 2020

brook trout fingerlings (1,800)

Stocking years on record

6 of the last 10 (2016 to 2024)

Public accesses (DNR survey record)

1, owned by US Forest Service

Special regulation

Trout: Catch-and-release only. Artificial lures and flies with a single hook only. Use and possession of bait prohibited. Closed to winter fishing.

Fish consumption

Follow the northeast guidelines; fish from this lake have not been tested

Size

Under 100 acres

Deepest point

30 to 59 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.