Bass Lake (Wright County)
Wright County, Minnesota - DNR stocking history, depth and survey data
Minnesota · Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) · DOW 86023400
Bass Lake (Wright County) has no DNR stocking rows in LakeFinder; this page carries its DNR depth, access and survey data.
- Bass Lake (Wright County) shows no stocking records in Minnesota DNR LakeFinder as of .
- Maximum depth 34 ft, mean depth 17 ft; surface area 222 acres, 96 littoral acres, 3.0 miles of shoreline, per the DNR lake survey.
- Average water clarity (Secchi depth) 13.0 ft.
- Fish species DNR lists here: black bullhead, black crappie, bluegill, bowfin (dogfish), brown bullhead, green sunfish, hybrid sunfish, largemouth bass, northern pike, pumpkinseed, rock bass, smallmouth bass, and 2 more.
- 1 public access on the DNR list.
- Most recent DNR fish survey: (targeted survey).
- Wright County, nearest town Annandale; DNR lake number (DOW) 86023400.
Depth map
Bathymetric contours from the Minnesota DNR lake survey mapped 6/12/1985 (orig map); depths in feet. Simplified for the web; not for navigation.
Public accesses
| Type | Owner | Where |
|---|---|---|
| concrete ramp | Minnesota DNR |
DNR fish survey, 2017
| Species | Gear | Catch per net | Total catch | Avg lb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bluegill | 50-ft beach seine | 63.88 | 511 | 0.00 |
| BCS | 50-ft beach seine | 6.38 | 51 | 0.00 |
| Hybrid sunfish | 50-ft beach seine | 4.00 | 32 | 0.00 |
| Largemouth bass | 50-ft beach seine | 2.12 | 17 | 0.00 |
| Pumpkinseed | 50-ft beach seine | 2.00 | 16 | 0.00 |
| Brassy minnow | 50-ft beach seine | 0.88 | 7 | 0.00 |
| Yellow perch | 50-ft beach seine | 0.62 | 5 | 0.00 |
| Iowa darter | 50-ft beach seine | 0.12 | 1 | 0.00 |
| Bluegill | Backpack electrofishing | 50.26 | 54 | 0.00 |
| Green sunfish | Backpack electrofishing | 19.54 | 21 | 0.00 |
| Hybrid sunfish | Backpack electrofishing | 17.68 | 19 | 0.00 |
| Central mudminnow | Backpack electrofishing | 11.17 | 12 | 0.00 |
| Yellow bullhead | Backpack electrofishing | 10.24 | 11 | 0.00 |
| Largemouth bass | Backpack electrofishing | 8.38 | 9 | 0.00 |
| Brassy minnow | Backpack electrofishing | 3.72 | 4 | 0.00 |
| Pumpkinseed | Backpack electrofishing | 0.93 | 1 | 0.00 |
Catch per net (CPUE) is the DNR survey's count per gill net or trap net set; higher means more of that species were sampled, not a fishing forecast. Top species per gear shown; where we have no verified common name for a DNR code, the code itself is shown.
A survey of near shore fish species was conducted on Bass Lake on July 28th and 31st, 2017 by the Sauk Rapids DNR Fisheries office. Ten sampling sites were evenly spaced around the shoreline and each site was sampled by backpack electrofishing and seining, except two sites where soft sediments prevented the use of a seine. Nearshore sampling captured 13 species of fish, including two species that are intolerant of shoreline disturbance and/or poor water quality (Blackchin Shiner and Iowa Darter). The near shore fish survey data will be combined with gill net and trap net data from a June 2017 survey to describe the fish community and provide a fish based Index of Biotic Integrity (FIBI) score based on expectations for similar lakes. The FIBI score for Bass Lake is above an impairment threshold developed for similar lakes. This survey is contributing to a watershed assessment process in coordination with the MN Pollution Control Agency. Bass Lake is located in the Mississippi River St. Cloud Watershed
Minnesota DNR survey narrative, .
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