Camp Lake (Swift County)
Swift County, Minnesota - DNR stocking history, depth and survey data
Minnesota · Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) · DOW 76007200
DNR records show 13 stocking entries at Camp Lake (Swift County) since 2016, most recently walleye yearlings in 2024 (154 fish).
- Camp Lake (Swift County) has 13 DNR stocking records across 6 years (2016-2024): walleye (13).
- The most-stocked species by count is walleye: 482,666 fish on record.
- Maximum depth 26 ft; surface area 230 acres, 97 littoral acres, 3.5 miles of shoreline, per the DNR lake survey.
- Average water clarity (Secchi depth) 8.5 ft.
- Fish species DNR lists here: black bullhead, black crappie, bluegill, brown bullhead, green sunfish, hybrid sunfish, largemouth bass, northern pike, pumpkinseed, walleye, white sucker, yellow perch.
- 1 public access on the DNR list.
- Most recent DNR fish survey: (standard survey).
- Swift County, nearest town Swift Falls; DNR lake number (DOW) 76007200.
Depth map
Bathymetric contours from the Minnesota DNR lake survey mapped 6/12/1962 (orig map); depths in feet. Simplified for the web; not for navigation.
Stocking history
| Year | Species | Size | Number | Pounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Walleye | yearlings | 154 | 96.0 |
| 2024 | Walleye | fingerlings | 403 | 96.0 |
| 2024 | Walleye | fry | 50,967 | 0.5 |
| 2023 | Walleye | fingerlings | 2,784 | 116.0 |
| 2023 | Walleye | fry | 48,178 | 0.4 |
| 2022 | Walleye | fry | 76,262 | 0.7 |
| 2019 | Walleye | fingerlings | 2,700 | 300.0 |
| 2019 | Walleye | fry | 100,000 | 0.8 |
| 2017 | Walleye | yearlings | 460 | 238.0 |
| 2017 | Walleye | fry | 98,358 | 1.1 |
| 2017 | Walleye | adults | 4 | 7.0 |
| 2017 | Walleye | fingerlings | 2,608 | 207.0 |
| 2016 | Walleye | fry | 99,788 | 1.0 |
Field note · Minnesota stocks by year, not by truck day: walleye fry go in within weeks of ice-out, fingerlings and yearlings mostly in fall, and stream trout in spring and fall. A row here means the fish went in during that year; DNR adds the year's rows after the fact, so the current year can look empty until winter.
Public accesses
| Type | Owner | Where |
|---|---|---|
| concrete ramp | Minnesota DNR | State owned access on the southwest end of the lake. - One ramp, dock, bathroom and adequate parking is present. Access and road occassionally floods during high water level conditions. |
DNR fish survey, 2024
| Species | Gear | Catch per net | Total catch | Avg lb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Largemouth bass | Standard electrofishing | 78.89 | 142 | 2.66 |
| Bluegill | Standard trap nets | 29.33 | 264 | 0.04 |
| Yellow perch | Standard trap nets | 2.67 | 24 | 0.08 |
| Hybrid sunfish | Standard trap nets | 2.44 | 22 | 0.11 |
| Northern pike | Standard trap nets | 1.44 | 13 | 3.87 |
| Walleye | Standard trap nets | 0.78 | 7 | 4.70 |
| Golden shiner | Standard trap nets | 0.44 | 4 | 0.08 |
| Green sunfish | Standard trap nets | 0.33 | 3 | 0.05 |
| Pumpkinseed | Standard trap nets | 0.22 | 2 | 0.10 |
| Bluegill | Standard gill nets | 16.33 | 49 | 0.06 |
| Northern pike | Standard gill nets | 15.67 | 47 | 2.57 |
| Yellow perch | Standard gill nets | 15.33 | 46 | 0.11 |
| Walleye | Standard gill nets | 8.33 | 25 | 2.18 |
| Hybrid sunfish | Standard gill nets | 0.67 | 2 | 0.28 |
| Pumpkinseed | Standard gill nets | 0.67 | 2 | 0.37 |
| White sucker | Standard gill nets | 0.33 | 1 | 2.90 |
| Green sunfish | Standard gill nets | 0.33 | 1 | 0.06 |
| Walleye | Fall electrofishing | 8.00 | 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 standard survey was conducted on Camp Lake during late May and early June of 2024. A targeted survey is generally used for sampling a specific kind of fish or time of year (i.e., spawning season, fall season, etc.) unlike a standard survey which samples a wider range of fish species during the summer months using standard methodology (i.e., standard time of year, set sampling stations, taking water clarity readings and oxygen/temperature profiles, etc.) and gears (i.e., lake survey gillnets, trapnets and possibly spring electrofishing for Largemouth Bass). We also conducted Spring Electrofishing for Largemouth Bass, Aquatic Vegetation Transects and Fall Electrofishing for young of year "YOY" Walleye in 2024. Camp is a small (230 acres), moderately deep (26 feet maximum), and productive lake located in Swift County. Camp is a popular fishing lake for local residents. Development is limited to a few farm sites (south and northwest) and 35 homes (2015 survey) mostly along the northeast shoreline area. Undeveloped hardwood stands compose the majority of the immediate shoreline. Water quality and clarity are variable in Camp. Water clarity was excellent on June 12, 2024 (secchi=16.0 feet). Submergent vegetation (Fries' pondweed, coontail, clasping-leaf pondweed, curly-leaf pondweed, northern milfoil, various other pondweeds, etc.) is abundant in the littoral areas, but emergent vegetation (arrowhead, bulrush, and cattails) is limited. Total phosphorus levels were low to moderate (0.025 ppm) in June of 2015. Dissolved oxygen levels were adequate (> 5 ppm) at depths less than 22 feet during the 2024 survey. High water conditions have resulted in flooding of the public access, excess erosion of the shorelines, and poor water quality due to runoff in Camp during previous years. Water levels were normal on July 31, 2024 (gauge reading = 1142.64). Camp Lake can flow out over an outlet rock structure during high water into a wetland adjacent to the west side of the access. Water from this wetland can flow through a private road culvert, continuing thru an above ground channel and eventually into a tile system draining to the East Branch of the Chippewa River. There are numerous small inlets that drain water primarily from agricultural row crop fields into Camp Lake. The immediate watershed is varied with hardwoods, wetlands, agricultural row crops, turkey barns, feedlots, grasslands, and minimal number of residential homes. Although invasive species such as Eurasian watermilfoil (Scandinavian and Gilchrist) Zebra Mussels (Gilchrist) are present in nearby lakes…
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