Public accessStocked 2025
String Lake
Cottonwood County
Walleye lake, Northern pike lake, Crappie lake, Sunfish lake
Timber Lake
Public accessStocked 2025
Timber Lake is a 191-acre lake in Jackson County, 8 feet at its deepest. The DNR last surveyed its fish in 2022. Recorded species include walleye, northern pike and crappie.
Details
- DNR lake ID
- 32005800
- County
- Jackson
- Surface area
- 191 acres
- Maximum depth
- 8 feet
- Shallow water (littoral) area
- 191 acres, 100% of the lake
- Shoreline
- 3.2 miles
- Average water clarity
- 1.4 feet (Secchi disk, 2 readings)
- Nearest town (DNR)
- Windom
- Latest DNR fish survey
- July 2022, standard survey
- Surveys on record
- 7, since 1985
- Game fish caught in the 2022 survey
- yellow perch 19, walleye 9, northern pike 8, green sunfish 1, orangespotted sunfish 1, white crappie 1
- Fish species recorded
- black crappie, crappie, green sunfish, northern pike, orangespotted sunfish, walleye, white crappie, yellow perch, and 6 other species
- Stocked in 2025
- northern pike fingerlings (584); walleye fry (598,161)
- Stocked in 2024
- northern pike fingerlings (1,280)
- Stocked in 2023
- northern pike fingerlings (525); walleye fry (960,000)
- Stocking years on record
- 9 of the last 10 (2016 to 2025)
- Timber Lake Public Water Access Site
- trailer launch, concrete slab ramp, 1 dock, 15 trailer spaces, 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
- 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.