---
type: lake
name: "Big Stone NWR East Pool"
county: "Lac qui Parle"
nearest_town: "Odessa"
lake_type: "river pool"
acres: 1286
latitude: 45.23379
longitude: -96.30706
lake_score: 25
dnr_lake_id: "37035100"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lac-qui-parle-county/big-stone-nwr-east-pool
---

# Big Stone NWR East Pool

River pool in Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota, near Odessa

- **Surface Area**: 1,286 acres
- **Shoreline**: 16.8 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 2.4 ft
- **Lake Type**: river pool
- **Public Access**: No public access on record
- **Lake Score**: 25/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Big Stone NWR East Pool is a 1,286-acre river pool near Odessa in Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota. It has roughly 16.8 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 2.4 feet, so expect stained or algae-tinted water in summer.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 6 fish species here, including walleye, largemouth bass, yellow perch, and white bass. The DNR has stocking records for the lake, so check the stocking report for the most recent species and year classes. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2013.

No public water access is on record with the DNR, so getting on the water generally depends on a resort, private landing or permission from a shoreline owner.

## Access

- **Public access**: No public access on record
- **Managed by**: Not recorded
- **Launch fee**: N/A

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 6
- **Stocked**: Yes
- **Last DNR survey**: 2013
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: No

## Activities

Fishing

## Amenities

None on record

## Fish Species

Walleye, Largemouth Bass, Yellow Perch, White Bass, Common Carp, Orangespotted Sunfish

## Nearby Lakes

- [Long Tom Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/big-stone-county/long-tom-lake) - 6.5 miles, 147 acres
- [Marsh](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/big-stone-county/marsh) - 7.9 miles, 4,462 acres
- [Otrey Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/big-stone-county/otrey-lake) - 8.7 miles, 475 acres
- [Long Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/big-stone-county/long-lake) - 10.2 miles, 395 acres
- [Artichoke Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/big-stone-county/artichoke-lake) - 11.9 miles, 1,971 acres
- [Shible Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/swift-county/shible-lake) - 12.5 miles, 340 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=45.23379,-96.30706)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=37035100)
- [All lakes in Lac qui Parle County](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lac-qui-parle-county)

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*Source: [MinneLakes.org](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lac-qui-parle-county/big-stone-nwr-east-pool)*