Camp Lake (Crow Wing County)
Crow Wing County, Minnesota - DNR stocking history, depth and survey data
Minnesota · Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) · DOW 18001800
Camp Lake (Crow Wing County) has no DNR stocking rows in LakeFinder; this page carries its DNR depth, access and survey data.
- Camp Lake (Crow Wing County) shows no stocking records in Minnesota DNR LakeFinder as of .
- Maximum depth 42 ft; surface area 534 acres, 206 littoral acres, 9.1 miles of shoreline, per the DNR lake survey.
- Average water clarity (Secchi depth) 11.3 ft.
- Fish species DNR lists here: black bullhead, black crappie, bluegill, bowfin (dogfish), green sunfish, hybrid sunfish, largemouth bass, northern pike, pumpkinseed, rock bass, yellow bullhead, yellow perch.
- 1 public access on the DNR list.
- Most recent DNR fish survey: (targeted survey).
- Crow Wing County, nearest town Pine Center; DNR lake number (DOW) 18001800.
Depth map
Bathymetric contours from the Minnesota DNR lake survey; depths in feet. Simplified for the web; not for navigation.
Public accesses
| Type | Owner | Where |
|---|---|---|
| concrete ramp | Minnesota DNR | East shore of south arm off of White Pine Rd. - Public access on west shore of lake 1 1/4 miles north of Hwy. 2 - state ownership. |
DNR fish survey, 2023
| Species | Gear | Catch per net | Total catch | Avg lb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bluegill | 50-ft beach seine | 75.50 | 302 | 0.00 |
| Brassy minnow | 50-ft beach seine | 48.00 | 192 | 0.00 |
| Largemouth bass | 50-ft beach seine | 24.50 | 98 | 0.00 |
| Golden shiner | 50-ft beach seine | 21.75 | 87 | 0.00 |
| Yellow perch | 50-ft beach seine | 7.00 | 28 | 0.00 |
| Pumpkinseed | 50-ft beach seine | 4.75 | 19 | 0.00 |
| BKF | 50-ft beach seine | 3.50 | 14 | 0.00 |
| Green sunfish | 50-ft beach seine | 2.75 | 11 | 0.00 |
| Green sunfish | Backpack electrofishing | 42.64 | 61 | 0.00 |
| Bluegill | Backpack electrofishing | 17.48 | 25 | 0.00 |
| Johnny darter | Backpack electrofishing | 11.18 | 16 | 0.00 |
| Golden shiner | Backpack electrofishing | 7.69 | 11 | 0.00 |
| Mottled sculpin | Backpack electrofishing | 5.59 | 8 | 0.00 |
| Central mudminnow | Backpack electrofishing | 5.59 | 8 | 0.00 |
| Largemouth bass | Backpack electrofishing | 5.59 | 8 | 0.00 |
| Yellow bullhead | Backpack electrofishing | 4.89 | 7 | 0.00 |
| Brassy minnow | 15-ft beach seine | 8.00 | 48 | 0.00 |
| Golden shiner | 15-ft beach seine | 5.67 | 34 | 0.00 |
| Bluegill | 15-ft beach seine | 4.33 | 26 | 0.00 |
| Largemouth bass | 15-ft beach seine | 4.17 | 25 | 0.00 |
| Pumpkinseed | 15-ft beach seine | 3.83 | 23 | 0.00 |
| Blacknose shiner | 15-ft beach seine | 1.17 | 7 | 0.00 |
| Yellow perch | 15-ft beach seine | 1.00 | 6 | 0.00 |
| Brook stickleback | 15-ft beach seine | 0.67 | 4 | 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 targeted survey of the nearshore fish community in Camp Lake was conducted by Fisheries Index of Biological Integrity (IBI) Program Staff from 19-20 July 2023. Fourteen sampling sites were evenly spaced around the lake and each was sampled by backpack electrofishing and seining with a 15-foot or 50-foot seine, where possible. Backpack electrofishing was completed at all 14 sites with 4 sites sampled from the boat. A 50-foot seine was used to sample four sites, a 15-foot seine was used at six sites, and dense vegetation or deep soft sediments prevented seining at 4 sites. Nearshore sampling captured 20 native species of fish including six species that are intolerant of disturbance (Banded Killifish, Blackchin Shiner, Blacknose Shiner, Iowa Darter, Mottled Sculpin, and Rock Bass) and one species (Green Sunfish) that is tolerant of disturbance. The nearshore data were combined with trap net and gill net data from a June 2021 survey to describe the fish community and provide a Fish-based IBI (FIBI) score. The FIBI uses fish community data to measure a lake's health, and the types of fish species present can help identify any stressors that may be negatively affecting the lake environment. In Minnesota lakes, certain fish species cannot survive without clean water and a healthy habitat (e.g., Blackchin Shiner, Iowa Darter, and Rock Bass), while other species are tolerant of degraded conditions (e.g., Black Bullhead, Fathead Minnow, and Green Sunfish). The FIBI score, composed of several fish community diversity and composition metrics, indicates the overall health of a lake by comparing it to what is expected for a healthy lake. An additional survey was completed on Camp Lake in July 2020 resulting in a similar FIBI score. For additional information on the FIBI, search for "lake index of biological integrity" on the mndnr.gov website. Data from this survey indicates the fish community in Camp Lake is in good health as indicated by an FIBI score well above the impairment threshold for aquatic life use determined for similar lakes. These results are similar to previous survey findings, which indicated that Camp Lake is fully supporting for aquatic life use. Data from this survey will contribute biological information about the health of the fish community to Rum River Watershed assessment process in coordination with MN Pollution Control Agency.
Minnesota DNR survey narrative, .
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