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Goodners Lake
Public access
Goodners Lake is a 191-acre lake in Stearns County, 24 feet at its deepest. The DNR last surveyed its fish in 2019. Recorded species include walleye, northern pike, largemouth bass and crappie.
Details
- DNR lake ID
- 73007600
- County
- Stearns
- Surface area
- 191 acres
- Maximum depth
- 24 feet
- Mean depth
- 7 feet
- Shallow water (littoral) area
- 97 acres, 51% of the lake
- Shoreline
- 3.6 miles
- Average water clarity
- 2.8 feet (Secchi disk, 2 readings)
- Nearest town (DNR)
- Cold Spring
- Latest DNR fish survey
- August 2019, standard survey
- Surveys on record
- 7, since 1978
- Game fish caught in the 2019 survey
- bluegill 345, northern pike 79, largemouth bass 67, black crappie 59, yellow perch 7, pumpkinseed 6, hybrid sunfish 3
- Fish species recorded
- black crappie, bluegill, green sunfish, hybrid sunfish, largemouth bass, northern pike, pumpkinseed, walleye, white crappie, yellow perch, and 10 other species
- Goodner Lake Public Water Access Site
- trailer launch, concrete slab ramp, 1 dock, 8 trailer spaces, toilet, run by DNR Division of Parks and Trails
- Fish consumption
- Follow the statewide guidelines; fish from this lake have not been tested
- Size
- 100 to 499 acres
- Deepest point
- 15 to 29 feet
- Public access
- 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.
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