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Minnesota Lakes With Shortnose Gar

17 counted Minnesota lakes list Shortnose Gar in Minnesota DNR records. The largest is Pepin at 12,299 acres. The deepest of them is St. Croix River-Stlwtr-Prescott at 78 ft.

#	Lake	County	Surface Area	Max Depth
1	Pepin	Goodhue	12,299 acres	60 ft
2	St. Croix River-Stlwtr-Prescott	Washington	8,393 acres	78 ft
3	Norway	Kandiyohi	2,339 acres	33 ft
4	Madison	Blue Earth	1,447 acres	59 ft
5	High Island	Sibley	1,340 acres	6.5 ft
6	Loon	Jackson	708 acres	8 ft
7	Pigs Eye	Ramsey	674 acres	4 ft
8	Willmar	Kandiyohi	636 acres	14 ft
9	Little Spirit	Jackson	624 acres	8 ft
10	Games	Kandiyohi	527 acres	42 ft
11	Clear	Goodhue	226 acres	7 ft
12	Goose	Goodhue	220 acres	5.7 ft
13	Pearl	Jackson	117 acres	6 ft
14	Elkhorn	Kandiyohi	79 acres	41 ft
15	Goodview	Winona	77 acres	26 ft
16	Hiniker Pond	Blue Earth	18 acres	21 ft
17	Firemen's Clayhole	Carver	9 acres	23 ft

Source: Minnesota DNR lake data. Verified October 30, 2026.