Meditation Lake

Details

DNR lake ID

16058300

County

Cook

Surface area

28 acres

Maximum depth

31 feet

Mean depth

15 feet

Shallow water (littoral) area

12 acres, 43% of the lake

Shoreline

1.1 miles

Average water clarity

7.5 feet (Secchi disk, 5 readings)

Nearest town (DNR)

Tofte

Latest DNR fish survey

September 2025, standard survey

Surveys on record

9, since 1972

Game fish caught in the 2025 survey

brook trout 21

Fish species recorded

brook trout, green sunfish, rainbow trout, and 1 other species

Stocked in 2025

brook trout fingerlings (2,500)

Stocked in 2023

brook trout fingerlings (2,500)

Stocked in 2021

brook trout fingerlings (2,500)

Stocking years on record

6 of the last 10 (2016 to 2025)

Public accesses (DNR survey record)

1, owned by US Forest Service

Eating advice, sensitive populations

brook trout: all sizes - 1 serving/month

Eating advice, general populations

brook trout: all sizes - 1 serving/week

Size

Under 100 acres

Deepest point

30 to 59 feet

Public access

Yes

Stocked in the last 3 years

Yes

Lake-specific eating advice

Yes

Sources

• Minnesota DNR LakeFinder
  Checked September 24, 2026
• Minnesota Department of Health fish consumption guidelines
  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.