---
type: lake
name: "Stump Lake"
county: "Beltrami"
nearest_town: "Bemidji"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 323
max_depth_ft: 24
latitude: 47.49158
longitude: -94.75028
lake_score: 48
dnr_lake_id: "04013001"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/beltrami-county/stump-lake
---

# Stump Lake

Lake in Beltrami County, Minnesota, near Bemidji

- **Surface Area**: 323 acres
- **Max Depth**: 24 ft
- **Shoreline**: 9.8 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 11 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: Public access on record
- **Lake Score**: 48/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Stump Lake is a 323-acre lake near Bemidji in Beltrami County, Minnesota. It reaches 24 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 9.8 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 11 feet, clearer than most lakes in the state.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 12 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, largemouth bass, black crappie, bluegill, and pumpkinseed. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2022.

The DNR lists public water access for the lake; confirm the launch type before towing a trailer in. The lake is listed as infested with starry stonewort and zebra mussel — clean, drain and dry your boat and gear before leaving. Ice typically goes out around April 23, based on 5 years of DNR ice-out records.

## Access

- **Public access**: Public access on record
- **Managed by**: Not recorded
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 12
- **Stocked**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 2022
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Paddling

## Amenities

None on record

## Fish Species

Walleye, Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Yellow Perch, Rock Bass, Bowfin, Hybrid Sunfish, White Sucker, Yellow Bullhead

## Invasive Species

starry stonewort, zebra mussel. Clean, drain and dry boats and gear before leaving.

## Ice-Out

- **Median ice-out**: April 23
- **Years of record**: 5
- **Earliest**: 2019-04-23
- **Latest**: 2022-05-07

## Nearby Lakes

- [Little Bass Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/beltrami-county/little-bass-lake) - 1.9 miles, 363 acres
- [Big Bass Lake (East Basin)](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/beltrami-county/big-bass-lake-east-basin) - 3.3 miles, 337 acres
- [Swenson Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/beltrami-county/swenson-lake) - 3.5 miles, 412 acres
- [Lake Bemidji](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/beltrami-county/lake-bemidji) - 4.6 miles, 6,596 acres
- [Andrusia Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/beltrami-county/andrusia-lake) - 5.1 miles, 1,596 acres
- [Long Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/beltrami-county/long-lake-turtle-river) - 5.4 miles, 412 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=47.49158,-94.75028)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=04013001)
- [All lakes in Beltrami County](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/beltrami-county)

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*Source: [MinneLakes.org](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/beltrami-county/stump-lake)*