Birch Lake (Wright County, DOW 86011600)
Wright County, Minnesota - DNR stocking history, depth and survey data
Minnesota · Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) · DOW 86011600
Birch Lake (Wright County, DOW 86011600) has no DNR stocking rows in LakeFinder; this page carries its DNR depth, access and survey data.
- Birch Lake (Wright County, DOW 86011600) shows no stocking records in Minnesota DNR LakeFinder as of .
- Maximum depth 26 ft, mean depth 9 ft; surface area 99 acres, 63 littoral acres, 1.7 miles of shoreline, per the DNR lake survey.
- Most recent DNR fish survey: (standard survey).
- Wright County, nearest town Buffalo; DNR lake number (DOW) 86011600.
Depth map
Bathymetric contours from the Minnesota DNR lake survey; depths in feet. Simplified for the web; not for navigation.
DNR fish survey, 1973
| Species | Gear | Catch per net | Total catch | Avg lb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black bullhead | Standard gill nets | 36.50 | 73 | 0.14 |
| Black crappie | Standard gill nets | 7.00 | 14 | 0.16 |
| Northern pike | Standard gill nets | 6.00 | 12 | 1.38 |
| Yellow bullhead | Standard gill nets | 4.00 | 8 | 0.38 |
| White crappie | Standard gill nets | 1.00 | 2 | 0.10 |
| Hybrid sunfish | Standard gill nets | 1.00 | 2 | 0.35 |
| Brown bullhead | Standard gill nets | 0.50 | 1 | 0.20 |
| Black bullhead | Standard trap nets | 28.00 | 84 | 0.08 |
| Bluegill | Standard trap nets | 27.00 | 81 | 0.25 |
| Pumpkinseed | Standard trap nets | 5.67 | 17 | 0.18 |
| Black crappie | Standard trap nets | 3.67 | 11 | 0.23 |
| Yellow bullhead | Standard trap nets | 3.00 | 9 | 0.39 |
| Brown bullhead | Standard trap nets | 2.67 | 8 | 0.75 |
| Hybrid sunfish | Standard trap nets | 0.67 | 2 | 0.28 |
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.
Northern Pike, Bluegills, Black Crappies, Pumpkinseed, and Black Bullheads are present in numbers higher than state average. Bluegills and Black Crappies are good sized. Small Largemouth Bass (young-of-year) were found in shoreline seining.
Minnesota DNR survey narrative, .
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