Lake-specific eating adviceInfested waters list
Colby Lake
Washington County
Walleye lake, Northern pike lake, Bass lake, Crappie lake, Sunfish lake
Powers Lake
Lake-specific eating adviceInfested waters list
Powers Lake is a 58-acre lake in Washington County, 41 feet at its deepest. The DNR last surveyed its fish in 2022. Recorded species include walleye, northern pike, largemouth bass and crappie.
Details
- DNR lake ID
- 82009200
- County
- Washington
- Surface area
- 58 acres
- Maximum depth
- 41 feet
- Shallow water (littoral) area
- 26 acres, 45% of the lake
- Shoreline
- 1.6 miles
- Average water clarity
- 7.5 feet (Secchi disk, 3 readings)
- Nearest town (DNR)
- Woodbury (Washington)
- Latest DNR fish survey
- July 2022, standard survey
- Surveys on record
- 7, since 1982
- Game fish caught in the 2022 survey
- bluegill 211, largemouth bass 195, black crappie 110, yellow perch 8, pumpkinseed 4, northern pike 3, hybrid sunfish 2, walleye 2
- Fish species recorded
- black crappie, bluegill, hybrid sunfish, largemouth bass, northern pike, pumpkinseed, walleye, white crappie, yellow perch, and 4 other species
- Infested waters list
- Eurasian watermilfoil
- Eating advice, sensitive populations
- yellow perch: all sizes - 1 serving/month
- Eating advice, general populations
- crappie: all sizes - 1 serving/week; northern pike: all sizes - 1 serving/month; sunfish: all sizes - 1 serving/week; yellow perch: all sizes - 1 serving/week
- Size
- Under 100 acres
- Deepest point
- 30 to 59 feet
- Lake-specific eating advice
- Yes
Sources
- Minnesota DNR LakeFinder
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.