Lakes / Minnesota / Fish Species / Yellow Bullhead
Minnesota Lakes With Yellow Bullhead
1581 counted Minnesota lakes list Yellow Bullhead in Minnesota DNR records. The largest is Leech at 103,444 acres. The deepest of them is Mahnomen, Alstead & Arco Mine at 525 ft.
| # | Lake | County | Surface Area | Max Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leech | Cass | 103,444 acres | 150 ft |
| 2 | Winnibigoshish | Cass | 56,471 acres | 69.8 ft |
| 3 | Cass | Beltrami | 15,958 acres | 120 ft |
| 4 | Minnetonka | Hennepin | 14,206 acres | 113 ft |
| 5 | Otter Tail | Otter Tail | 14,079 acres | 120 ft |
| 6 | Big Stone | Big Stone | 11,984 acres | 16 ft |
| 7 | Traverse | Traverse | 10,849 acres | 12 ft |
| 8 | St. Louis River Estuary | St. Louis | 10,255 acres | 55 ft |
| 9 | Gull | Cass | 10,010 acres | 80 ft |
| 10 | Pelican | Crow Wing | 8,367 acres | 104 ft |
| 11 | Minnewaska | Pope | 8,050 acres | 32 ft |
| 12 | Whitefish | Crow Wing | 7,714 acres | 138 ft |
| 13 | Dead | Otter Tail | 7,546 acres | 65 ft |
| 14 | Pokegama | Itasca | 6,721 acres | 112 ft |
| 15 | Osakis | Todd | 6,389 acres | 73 ft |
| 16 | North Long | Crow Wing | 6,190 acres | 97 ft |
| 17 | Big Sandy | Aitkin | 6,125 acres | 84 ft |
| 18 | Lac Qui Parle | Lac Qui Parle | 5,741 acres | 15 ft |
| 19 | Miltona | Douglas | 5,731 acres | 105 ft |
| 20 | West Battle | Otter Tail | 5,615 acres | 108 ft |
| 21 | Green | Kandiyohi | 5,569 acres | 110 ft |
| 22 | North Lida | Otter Tail | 5,523 acres | 58 ft |
| 23 | Woman | Cass | 5,520 acres | 54 ft |
| 24 | Rush | Otter Tail | 5,276 acres | 68 ft |
| 25 | Ten Mile | Cass | 5,080 acres | 208 ft |
| 26 | Pike Bay | Cass | 4,756 acres | 95 ft |
| 27 | Big Pine | Otter Tail | 4,728 acres | 76 ft |
| 28 | Star | Otter Tail | 4,486 acres | 94 ft |
| 29 | Marsh | Big Stone | 4,462 acres | 5 ft |
| 30 | Ida | Douglas | 4,445 acres | 106 ft |
| 31 | Deer | Itasca | 4,093 acres | 121 ft |
| 32 | Pelican | Otter Tail | 3,962 acres | 55 ft |
| 33 | Reno | Pope | 3,809 acres | 23 ft |
| 34 | Height of Land | Becker | 3,795 acres | 21 ft |
| 35 | Pelican | Grant | 3,761 acres | 21 ft |
| 36 | Big Cormorant | Becker | 3,657 acres | 75 ft |
| 37 | Big | Beltrami | 3,598 acres | 35 ft |
| 38 | Sand | Itasca | 3,579 acres | 70 ft |
| 39 | Shetek | Murray | 3,462 acres | 10 ft |
| 40 | Boy | Cass | 3,308 acres | 45 ft |
| 41 | Clearwater | Wright | 3,187 acres | 73 ft |
| 42 | Waconia | Carver | 3,080 acres | 37 ft |
| 43 | Detroit | Becker | 3,067 acres | 89 ft |
| 44 | Koronis (main lake) | Stearns | 2,968 acres | 132 ft |
| 45 | Round | Itasca | 2,860 acres | 24 ft |
| 46 | Cut Foot Sioux | Itasca | 2,771 acres | 78 ft |
| 47 | Big Kandiyohi | Kandiyohi | 2,730 acres | 18 ft |
| 48 | Bass | Itasca | 2,715 acres | 76 ft |
| 49 | Alexander | Morrison | 2,709 acres | 64 ft |
| 50 | Albert Lea | Freeborn | 2,669 acres | 5.5 ft |
| 51 | Edward | Crow Wing | 2,628 acres | 75 ft |
| 52 | Carlos | Douglas | 2,605 acres | 163 ft |
| 53 | Clitherall | Otter Tail | 2,540 acres | 69 ft |
| 54 | Plantagenet | Hubbard | 2,531 acres | 65 ft |
| 55 | Swan | Itasca | 2,456 acres | 65 ft |
| 56 | Mary | Douglas | 2,450 acres | 40 ft |
| 57 | Washington | Meeker | 2,438 acres | 17 ft |
| 58 | Kabekona | Hubbard | 2,433 acres | 133 ft |
| 59 | White Bear | Washington | 2,428 acres | 83 ft |
| 60 | Minnewawa | Aitkin | 2,351 acres | 21 ft |
| 61 | Norway | Kandiyohi | 2,339 acres | 33 ft |
| 62 | Bay | Crow Wing | 2,330 acres | 74 ft |
| 63 | Monongalia Lake | Kandiyohi | 2,290 acres | 14 ft |
| 64 | Forest | Washington | 2,271 acres | 37 ft |
| 65 | Okamanpeedan | Martin | 2,268 acres | 6.5 ft |
| 66 | Gull | Beltrami | 2,256 acres | 23 ft |
| 67 | Natures | Itasca | 2,249 acres | 6 ft |
| 68 | Elysian (Main Lake) | Waseca | 2,215 acres | 13 ft |
| 69 | Sauk | Todd | 2,126 acres | 61 ft |
| 70 | Turtle | Itasca | 2,126 acres | 137 ft |
| 71 | Big Birch | Todd | 2,107 acres | 81 ft |
| 72 | Potato | Hubbard | 2,096 acres | 87 ft |
| 73 | Little Pine | Otter Tail | 2,080 acres | 63 ft |
| 74 | Farm Island | Aitkin | 2,005 acres | 56 ft |
| 75 | White Earth | Becker | 1,989 acres | 120 ft |
| 76 | East Battle | Otter Tail | 1,978 acres | 87 ft |
| 77 | Long | Hubbard | 1,926 acres | 135 ft |
| 78 | Lizzie (north portion) | Otter Tail | 1,913 acres | 66 ft |
| 79 | Kitchi | Beltrami | 1,865 acres | 50 ft |
| 80 | Trout | Itasca | 1,862 acres | 135 ft |
| 81 | Cedar | McLeod | 1,860 acres | 8 ft |
| 82 | Deer | Itasca | 1,855 acres | 50 ft |
| 83 | Melissa | Becker | 1,850 acres | 37 ft |
| 84 | Pomme de Terre | Grant | 1,816 acres | 23 ft |
| 85 | Cross Lake Reservoir | Crow Wing | 1,815 acres | 84 ft |
| 86 | Green | Chisago | 1,809 acres | 32 ft |
| 87 | Le Homme Dieu | Douglas | 1,801 acres | 85 ft |
| 88 | Big Marine | Washington | 1,799 acres | 60 ft |
| 89 | Hanska | Brown | 1,795 acres | 16 ft |
| 90 | North Turtle | Otter Tail | 1,773 acres | 19 ft |
| 91 | Cotton | Becker | 1,763 acres | 28 ft |
| 92 | Steamboat | Cass | 1,756 acres | 93 ft |
| 93 | Turtle River | Beltrami | 1,740 acres | 63 ft |
| 94 | Cedar | Aitkin | 1,726 acres | 105 ft |
| 95 | Toad | Becker | 1,715 acres | 29 ft |
| 96 | Sturgeon | Pine | 1,706 acres | 40 ft |
| 97 | Many Point | Becker | 1,701 acres | 92 ft |
| 98 | Platte | Crow Wing | 1,663 acres | 23 ft |
| 99 | Round | Crow Wing | 1,650 acres | 51 ft |
| 100 | Fish Hook | Hubbard | 1,643 acres | 76 ft |
Showing the 100 largest of 1581 counted lakes with Yellow Bullhead.
Source: Minnesota DNR lake data. Verified October 30, 2026.