Big Stone Boat Ramps

5 boat launches are mapped on Big Stone in Big Stone County, Minnesota.

5 of these launches include facility details from Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.

Big Stone facts

Surface area11,889 acres
TypeLake/Pond (mapped as Big Stone Lake)
Average depthabout 19 ft (modelled estimate)
Water volumeabout 205,029 acre-feet (modelled)
Shoreline lengthabout 60.9 miles
Surface elevation961 ft above sea level

Sources: USGS National Hydrography Dataset (public domain); HydroLAKES v1.0 (Messager et al. 2016, CC BY 4.0). Matched to this page by name and location; modelled values are approximate. See all sources.

Fish in Big Stone

Found in state fisheries survey (2025): Black bullhead, Black crappie, Bluegill, Brown bullhead, Channel catfish, Common carp, Creek chub, Freshwater drum, Golden redhorse, Green sunfish, Hybrid sunfish, Iowa darter, Lake sturgeon, Largemouth bass, Northern pike, Quillback, Rock bass, Shorthead redhorse, Walleye, White bass, White sucker, Yellow bullhead, Yellow perch.

Minnesota DNR lists maximum depth 16 ft, mean depth 11 ft, average water clarity 4.7 ft.

Source: Minnesota DNR LakeFinder lake survey. Species lists come from state survey and stocking records, not a guarantee of what you will catch; check current state fishing regulations.

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