Green Lake

Details

DNR lake ID

34007900

County

Kandiyohi

Surface area

5,569 acres

Maximum depth

110 feet

Mean depth

21 feet

Shallow water (littoral) area

2,035 acres, 37% of the lake

Shoreline

12.0 miles

Average water clarity

10.0 feet (Secchi disk, 32 readings)

Latest DNR fish survey

September 2025, standard survey

Surveys on record

44, since 1979

Game fish caught in the 2025 survey

bluegill 425, walleye 312, rock bass 166, yellow perch 48, northern pike 43, black crappie 42, largemouth bass 37, hybrid sunfish 28

Fish species recorded

black crappie, bluegill, channel catfish, green sunfish, hybrid sunfish, largemouth bass, muskellunge, northern pike, orangespotted sunfish, pumpkinseed, rock bass, smallmouth bass, trout-perch, walleye, yellow perch, and 26 other species

Stocked in 2025

walleye adults (99)

Stocked in 2024

walleye yearlings (40); walleye adults (158)

Stocked in 2023

walleye adults (109); walleye yearlings (341)

Stocking years on record

10 of the last 10 (2016 to 2025)

Green Lake (E) Public Water Access Site

trailer launch, concrete slab ramp, 1 dock, 3 trailer spaces, run by Irving Township

Green Lake (S) Public Water Access Site

trailer launch, concrete slab ramp, 1 dock, 2 trailer spaces, run by Green Lake Township

Green Lake (NE) Public Water Access Site

trailer launch, concrete slab ramp, 1 dock, 15 trailer spaces, toilet, run by Kandiyohi County

Green Lake (NW) Public Water Access Site

trailer launch, concrete slab ramp, 1 dock, 7 trailer spaces, run by DNR Division of Parks and Trails

More public accesses

1

Infested waters list

Eurasian watermilfoil, zebra mussel

Special regulation

Walleye: Possession limit three.

Eating advice, sensitive populations

bullhead: all sizes - 1 serving/month; yellow perch: all sizes - 1 serving/month

Eating advice, general populations

bullhead: all sizes - 1 serving/week; yellow perch: all sizes - 2 servings/week

Size

2,000 acres or more

Deepest point

60 feet or more

Public access

Yes

Stocked in the last 3 years

Yes

Lake-specific eating advice

Yes

Sources

• Minnesota DNR LakeFinder
  Checked September 24, 2026
• Minnesota DNR Public Water Access Sites
  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.