Bean Lake

Details

DNR lake ID

38040900

County

Lake

Surface area

31 acres

Maximum depth

26 feet

Mean depth

12 feet

Shallow water (littoral) area

16 acres, 51% of the lake

Shoreline

1.0 miles

Average water clarity

10.7 feet (Secchi disk, 11 readings)

Latest DNR fish survey

September 2024, standard survey

Surveys on record

11, since 1955

Game fish caught in the 2024 survey

splake 105, rainbow trout 47

Fish species recorded

rainbow trout, smallmouth bass, splake, and 6 other species

Stocked in 2025

rainbow trout yearlings (1,000); splake fingerlings (1,090)

Stocked in 2024

rainbow trout yearlings (1,000)

Stocked in 2023

rainbow trout yearlings (1,000); splake fingerlings (2,000)

Stocking years on record

10 of the last 10 (2016 to 2025)

Bean Lake Public Water Access

carry-in, concrete plank ramp, 10 trailer spaces, run by DNR Division of Parks and Trails

Fish consumption

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

Size

Under 100 acres

Deepest point

15 to 29 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.