Big Birch Lake

Details

DNR lake ID

77008400

County

Todd

Surface area

2,107 acres

Maximum depth

81 feet

Mean depth

28 feet

Shallow water (littoral) area

642 acres, 30% of the lake

Shoreline

15.3 miles

Average water clarity

6.1 feet (Secchi disk, 6 readings)

Latest DNR fish survey

August 2025, targeted survey

Surveys on record

29, since 1981

Game fish caught in the 2025 survey

walleye 38

Fish species recorded

black crappie, bluegill, crappie, green sunfish, hybrid sunfish, largemouth bass, northern pike, pumpkinseed, rock bass, smallmouth bass, sunfish, walleye, yellow perch, and 28 other species

Stocked in 2025

walleye fry (1,900,000)

Stocked in 2024

walleye fingerlings (12,210); walleye fingerlings (13,012); walleye fingerlings (161)

Stocked in 2023

walleye fry (1,900,000)

Stocking years on record

10 of the last 10 (2016 to 2025)

Big Birch Lake, State Forest Public Water Access Site

trailer launch, concrete slab ramp, 1 dock, 15 trailer spaces, toilet, run by DNR Division of Parks and Trails

Big Birch Lake, Hunters Bay Public Water Access Site

trailer launch, concrete slab ramp, 1 dock, 4 trailer spaces, run by DNR Division of Parks and Trails

Big Birch Lake (N) Public Water Access Site

trailer launch, concrete slab ramp, 1 dock, 20 trailer spaces, toilet, run by DNR Division of Parks and Trails

Big Birch Lake (SE) Public Water Access Site

trailer launch, natural ramp, 2 trailer spaces, run by Millwood Township

Infested waters list

zebra mussel

Fish consumption

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

Size

2,000 acres or more

Deepest point

60 feet or more

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.