Infested waters listPublic access
St. Anna Lake
Stearns County
Walleye lake, Northern pike lake, Bass lake, Crappie lake, Sunfish lake
Silver Lake
Infested waters listPublic accessStocked 2024
Silver Lake is a 71-acre lake in Ramsey County, 47 feet at its deepest. The DNR last surveyed its fish in 2024. Recorded species include walleye, northern pike, largemouth bass and crappie.
Details
- DNR lake ID
- 62008300
- County
- Ramsey
- Surface area
- 71 acres
- Maximum depth
- 47 feet
- Shallow water (littoral) area
- 63 acres, 88% of the lake
- Shoreline
- 2.1 miles
- Average water clarity
- 4.8 feet (Secchi disk, 4 readings)
- Nearest town (DNR)
- Columbia Heights
- Latest DNR fish survey
- July 2024, standard survey
- Surveys on record
- 8, since 1981
- Game fish caught in the 2024 survey
- yellow perch 302, bluegill 62, black crappie 21, largemouth bass 16, walleye 9, northern pike 1, hybrid sunfish 1
- Fish species recorded
- black crappie, bluegill, channel catfish, green sunfish, hybrid sunfish, largemouth bass, northern pike, pumpkinseed, walleye, white crappie, yellow perch, and 4 other species
- Stocked in 2024
- black crappie adults (100); bluegill sunfish adults (300); northern pike adults (3); walleye fry (63,000); walleye yearlings (4,272); yellow perch adults (200)
- Stocked in 2023
- bluegill sunfish adults (750); walleye fry (63,000); walleye fingerlings (1,386)
- Stocked in 2022
- walleye fry (63,000)
- Stocking years on record
- 8 of the last 10 (2016 to 2024)
- Silver Lake Public Water Access Site
- trailer launch, natural ramp, 5 trailer spaces, run by City of Columbia Heights
- Infested waters list
- Eurasian watermilfoil
- Fish consumption
- Follow the statewide guidelines; fish from this lake have been tested
- Size
- Under 100 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.