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Zumbro Lake
Olmsted County
Bass lake, Crappie lake, Sunfish lake
Shady Lake
Shady Lake is a 144-acre lake in Olmsted County, 13 feet at its deepest. The DNR last surveyed its fish in 1987. Recorded species include largemouth bass, smallmouth bass and crappie.
Details
- DNR lake ID
- 55000500
- County
- Olmsted
- Surface area
- 144 acres
- Maximum depth
- 13 feet
- Shallow water (littoral) area
- 144 acres, 100% of the lake
- Shoreline
- 9.2 miles
- Latest DNR fish survey
- July 1987, re-survey
- Surveys on record
- 2, since 1962
- Game fish caught in the 1987 survey
- white crappie 58, black crappie 21, bluegill 10, largemouth bass 5
- Fish species recorded
- black crappie, bluegill, channel catfish, green sunfish, largemouth bass, orangespotted sunfish, rock bass, smallmouth bass, white crappie, and 11 other species
- Fish consumption
- Follow the statewide guidelines; fish from this lake have not been tested
- Size
- 100 to 499 acres
- Deepest point
- Under 15 feet
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.