Public accessStocked 2025
Fox Lake
Martin County
Northern pike lake, Bass lake, Crappie lake, Sunfish lake
Temperance Lake
Public accessStocked 2025
Temperance Lake is a 166-acre lake in Martin County, 5 feet at its deepest. The DNR last surveyed its fish in 2025. Recorded species include northern pike, largemouth bass and crappie.
Details
- DNR lake ID
- 46010300
- County
- Martin
- Surface area
- 166 acres
- Maximum depth
- 5 feet
- Shallow water (littoral) area
- 166 acres, 100% of the lake
- Shoreline
- 2.2 miles
- Average water clarity
- 0.4 feet (Secchi disk, 3 readings)
- Latest DNR fish survey
- August 2025, targeted survey
- Surveys on record
- 8, since 1991
- Game fish caught in the 2025 survey
- yellow perch 183, northern pike 7, orangespotted sunfish 1
- Fish species recorded
- black crappie, green sunfish, hybrid sunfish, largemouth bass, northern pike, orangespotted sunfish, pumpkinseed, white crappie, yellow perch, and 8 other species
- Stocked in 2025
- northern pike fingerlings (356)
- Stocked in 2024
- northern pike fingerlings (517)
- Temperance Lake Public Water Access Site
- trailer launch, concrete slab ramp, 1 dock, 5 trailer spaces, run by City of Sherburn
- 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.