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Betty Lake
Meeker County
Northern pike lake, Bass lake, Crappie lake, Sunfish lake
School Section Lake
Infested waters listPublic accessStocked 2024
School Section Lake is a 211-acre lake in Stearns County, 14 feet at its deepest. The DNR last surveyed its fish in 2018. Recorded species include northern pike, largemouth bass and crappie.
Details
- DNR lake ID
- 73003500
- County
- Stearns
- Surface area
- 211 acres
- Maximum depth
- 14 feet
- Mean depth
- 9 feet
- Shallow water (littoral) area
- 201 acres, 95% of the lake
- Shoreline
- 2.7 miles
- Average water clarity
- 9.0 feet (Secchi disk, 2 readings)
- Latest DNR fish survey
- August 2018, targeted survey
- Surveys on record
- 5, since 1978
- Game fish caught in the 2018 survey
- bluegill 622, pumpkinseed 26, largemouth bass 22, hybrid sunfish 14, yellow perch 1
- Fish species recorded
- black crappie, bluegill, hybrid sunfish, largemouth bass, northern pike, pumpkinseed, yellow perch, and 6 other species
- Stocked in 2024
- black crappie yearlings (536); bluegill sunfish yearlings (240)
- School Section Lake Public Water Access Site
- trailer launch, concrete slab ramp, 1 dock, 10 trailer spaces, run by DNR Division of Parks and Trails
- Infested waters list
- Eurasian watermilfoil
- Fish consumption
- Follow the statewide guidelines; fish from this lake have not 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.