Winterhalter Lake
Hennepin County
Northern pike lake, Bass lake, Crappie lake, Sunfish lake
Peter Lake (Main Basin)
Peter Lake (Main Basin) is a 41-acre lake in Hennepin County, 68 feet at its deepest. The DNR last surveyed its fish in 1988. Recorded species include northern pike, largemouth bass and crappie.
Details
- DNR lake ID
- 27014701
- County
- Hennepin
- Surface area
- 41 acres
- Maximum depth
- 68 feet
- Mean depth
- 21 feet
- Shallow water (littoral) area
- 16 acres, 39% of the lake
- Shoreline
- 1.3 miles
- Nearest town (DNR)
- Leighton
- Latest DNR fish survey
- July 1988, population assessment
- Surveys on record
- 3, since 1978
- Game fish caught in the 1988 survey
- bluegill 175, black crappie 62, northern pike 19, pumpkinseed 11, hybrid sunfish 4, largemouth bass 1
- Fish species recorded
- black crappie, bluegill, green sunfish, hybrid sunfish, largemouth bass, northern pike, pumpkinseed, rock bass, yellow perch, and 6 other species
- Fish consumption
- Follow the statewide guidelines; fish from this lake have not been tested
- Size
- Under 100 acres
- Deepest point
- 60 feet or more
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.
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