Okabena Lake

Details

DNR lake ID

53002800

County

Nobles

Surface area

776 acres

Maximum depth

16 feet

Mean depth

8 feet

Shallow water (littoral) area

752 acres, 97% of the lake

Shoreline

6.5 miles

Average water clarity

1.5 feet (Secchi disk, 6 readings)

Latest DNR fish survey

November 2025, targeted survey

Surveys on record

21, since 1982

Game fish caught in the 2025 survey

walleye 18

Fish species recorded

black crappie, bluegill, channel catfish, crappie, green sunfish, hybrid sunfish, largemouth bass, northern pike, orangespotted sunfish, pumpkinseed, sunfish, walleye, white crappie, yellow perch, and 15 other species

Stocked in 2024

walleye fry (375,500); yellow perch adults (168)

Stocked in 2023

walleye fry (188,000)

Stocked in 2022

walleye fry (188,000); walleye fry (188,000)

Stocking years on record

7 of the last 10 (2016 to 2024)

Okabena Lake (S) Public Water Access Site

trailer launch, concrete slab ramp, 1 dock, 15 trailer spaces, run by City of Worthington

Okabena Lake (W) Public Water Access Site

trailer launch, concrete slab ramp, 1 dock, 15 trailer spaces, toilet, run by City of Worthington

Okabena Lake (E) Public Water Access Site

trailer launch, concrete slab ramp, 1 dock, run by City of Okabena

Okabena Lake (N) Public Water Access Site

trailer launch, concrete slab ramp, 1 dock, run by City of Worthington

Fish consumption

Follow the statewide guidelines; fish from this lake have been tested

Size

500 to 1,999 acres

Deepest point

15 to 29 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.