Lakes with the Most Fish Species

The 50 lakes with the highest documented fish species diversity. Lakes with many species tend to have diverse habitat, good water quality, and healthy ecosystems.

Rank	Lake	County	State	Species	Grade	Depth	Top Fish
1	Pepin Lake	Pepin	MN	47	F	60 ft	American eel, bigmouth buffalo, black bullhead, black crappie
2	Lake St. Croix	Washington	MN	36	B	78 ft	bigmouth buffalo, black bullhead, black crappie, bluegill
3	Pool of Lake St. Croix	Washington	MN	36	C	78 ft	bigmouth buffalo, black bullhead, black crappie, bluegill
4	Pool on Lake St. Croix Downstream of I94 Bridge	Washington	MN	36	C	78 ft	bigmouth buffalo, black bullhead, black crappie, bluegill
5	Pool on Lake St. Croix	Washington	MN	36	C	78 ft	bigmouth buffalo, black bullhead, black crappie, bluegill
6	St. Croix 3.5 Mi. Downstream of E Chestnut St Lake	Washington	MN	36	C	78 ft	bigmouth buffalo, black bullhead, black crappie, bluegill
7	St. Croix Lake	Washington	MN	36	C	78 ft	bigmouth buffalo, black bullhead, black crappie, bluegill
8	St. Croix 1.5 Mi. Upstream of Point Douglas Dr Lake	Washington	MN	36	C	78 ft	bigmouth buffalo, black bullhead, black crappie, bluegill
9	St. Croix 0.3 Mi. Downstream of I Lake	Washington	MN	36	C	78 ft	bigmouth buffalo, black bullhead, black crappie, bluegill
10	Emily Lake	Pope	MN	26	F	6 ft	bigmouth buffalo, black bullhead, black crappie, bluegill
11	Horseshoe Lake	Stearns	MN	25	D	57 ft	black bullhead, black crappie, bluegill, bowfin (dogfish)
12	Zumbro Lake	Olmsted	MN	24	D	43 ft	black bullhead, black crappie, bluegill, channel catfish
13	Winona Lake	Winona	MN	24	D	38 ft	black bullhead, black crappie, bluegill, bowfin (dogfish)
14	Whitefish Lake	Crow Wing	MN	23	A	138 ft	black bullhead, black crappie, bluegill, bowfin (dogfish)
15	Long Lake	Stearns	MN	23	D	35 ft	black bullhead, black crappie, bluegill, bowfin (dogfish)
16	Big Swan Lake	Meeker	MN	23	D	32 ft	bigmouth buffalo, black bullhead, black crappie, bluegill
17	Barrett Lake	Grant	MN	23	D	28 ft	bigmouth buffalo, black bullhead, black crappie, bluegill
18	Pokegama Lake	Pine	MN	23	F	25 ft	black bullhead, black crappie, bluegill, bowfin (dogfish)
19	Little Spirit Lake	Jackson	MN	23	D	8 ft	bigmouth buffalo, black bullhead, black crappie, bluegill
20	Green Lake	Kandiyohi	MN	22	A	110 ft	bigmouth buffalo, black bullhead, black crappie, bluegill
21	Cedar Lake	Aitkin	MN	22	A	105 ft	bigmouth buffalo, black bullhead, black crappie, bluegill
22	Gull Lake	Cass	MN	22	A	80 ft	black bullhead, black crappie, bluegill, bowfin (dogfish)
23	Koronis Lake	Stearns	MN	22	C	132 ft	bigmouth buffalo, black bullhead, black crappie, bluegill
24	Big Sandy Lake	Aitkin	MN	22	C	84 ft	bigmouth buffalo, black bullhead, black crappie, bluegill
25	Broadwater Bay Lake	Cass	MN	22	A	54 ft	black bullhead, black crappie, bluegill, bowfin (dogfish)
26	Pomme de Terre Lake	Grant	MN	22	D	23 ft	bigmouth buffalo, black bullhead, black crappie, bluegill
27	Cedar Island Lake	Stearns	MN	22	D	75 ft	black bullhead, black crappie, bluegill, bowfin (dogfish)
28	Bertha Lake	Crow Wing	MN	22	A	64 ft	black bullhead, black crappie, bluegill, bowfin (dogfish)
29	Sand Point Lake	St. Louis	MN	21	C	184 ft	black bullhead, black crappie, bluegill, burbot
30	Sand Point Lake	St. Louis	MN	21	D	184 ft	black bullhead, black crappie, bluegill, burbot
31	Sand Point Lake	St. Louis	MN	21	D	184 ft	black bullhead, black crappie, bluegill, burbot
32	Lower Hay Lake	Crow Wing	MN	21	A	100 ft	black bullhead, black crappie, bluegill, bowfin (dogfish)
33	Washburn Lake	Cass	MN	21	A	111 ft	black bullhead, black crappie, bluegill, bowfin (dogfish)
34	Fish Lake	Kanabec	MN	21	F	8 ft	black bullhead, black crappie, bluegill, bowfin (dogfish)
35	Andrusia Lake	Beltrami	MN	21	A	60 ft	black bullhead, black crappie, bluegill, bowfin (dogfish)
36	Mille Lacs Lake	Aitkin	MN	21	B	42 ft	black bullhead, black crappie, bluegill, bowfin (dogfish)
37	Mille Lacs Lake	Mille Lacs	MN	21	C	42 ft	black bullhead, black crappie, bluegill, bowfin (dogfish)
38	Lizzie Lake	Otter Tail	MN	21	A	66 ft	black bullhead, black crappie, bluegill, bowfin (dogfish)
39	Rice Lake	Stearns	MN	21	D	41 ft	bigmouth buffalo, black bullhead, black crappie, bluegill
40	Briggs Lake	Sherburne	MN	21	D	25 ft	black bullhead, black crappie, bluegill, bowfin (dogfish)
41	Rush Lake	Crow Wing	MN	21	A	105 ft	black bullhead, black crappie, bluegill, bowfin (dogfish)
42	Lower Twin Lake	Wadena	MN	21	C	26 ft	black bullhead, black crappie, bluegill, bowfin (dogfish)
43	Little Rock Lake	Benton	MN	21	F	17 ft	bigmouth buffalo, black bullhead, black crappie, bluegill
44	Minnewaska Lake	Pope	MN	21	B	32 ft	bigmouth buffalo, black bullhead, black crappie, bluegill
45	Great Northern Lake	Stearns	MN	21	D	16.2 ft	black bullhead, black crappie, bluegill, bowfin (dogfish)
46	Spring Lake	Dakota	MN	21	F	17 ft	American eel, black crappie, bluegill, channel catfish
47	Daggett Lake	Crow Wing	MN	21	B	23 ft	black bullhead, black crappie, bluegill, bowfin (dogfish)
48	Carlos Lake	Douglas	MN	21	A	163 ft	black bullhead, black crappie, bluegill, bowfin (dogfish)
49	Lower Hay Lake	Crow Wing	MN	21	A	100 ft	black bullhead, black crappie, bluegill, bowfin (dogfish)
50	Ml-Nw Lake	Aitkin	MN	21	B	42 ft	black bullhead, black crappie, bluegill, bowfin (dogfish)

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