Grand Lake

Details

DNR lake ID

73005500

County

Stearns

Surface area

651 acres

Maximum depth

34 feet

Mean depth

19 feet

Shallow water (littoral) area

235 acres, 36% of the lake

Shoreline

3.8 miles

Average water clarity

5.8 feet (Secchi disk, 4 readings)

Nearest town (DNR)

Coldspring

Latest DNR fish survey

August 2025, standard survey

Surveys on record

10, since 1981

Game fish caught in the 2025 survey

bluegill 839, northern pike 169, largemouth bass 160, walleye 82, pumpkinseed 75, black crappie 37, hybrid sunfish 35, yellow perch 3

Fish species recorded

black crappie, bluegill, green sunfish, hybrid sunfish, largemouth bass, northern pike, pumpkinseed, walleye, white crappie, yellow perch, and 20 other species

Stocked in 2025

black crappie adults (700)

Stocked in 2024

walleye yearlings (1,000); walleye yearlings (1,027)

Stocked in 2023

walleye fingerlings (2,050)

Stocking years on record

7 of the last 10 (2016 to 2025)

Grand Lake Public Water Access Site

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

Infested waters list

starry stonewort, zebra mussel

Fish consumption

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

Size

500 to 1,999 acres

Deepest point

30 to 59 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.