Dead Lake (Hubbard County)
Hubbard County, Minnesota - DNR stocking history, depth and survey data
Minnesota · Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) · DOW 29011000
Dead Lake (Hubbard County) has no DNR stocking rows in LakeFinder; this page carries its DNR depth, access and survey data.
- Dead Lake (Hubbard County) shows no stocking records in Minnesota DNR LakeFinder as of .
- Maximum depth 34 ft; surface area 131 acres, 54 littoral acres, 2.6 miles of shoreline, per the DNR lake survey.
- Average water clarity (Secchi depth) 13.9 ft.
- Fish species DNR lists here: black crappie, bluegill, brown bullhead, largemouth bass, northern pike, pumpkinseed, walleye, yellow bullhead, yellow perch.
- 1 public access on the DNR list.
- Most recent DNR fish survey: (standard survey).
- Hubbard County, nearest town Dorset; DNR lake number (DOW) 29011000.
Depth map
Bathymetric contours from the Minnesota DNR lake survey mapped 6/28/1962 (orig map); depths in feet. Simplified for the web; not for navigation.
Public accesses
| Type | Owner | Where |
|---|---|---|
| concrete ramp | Minnesota DNR | DNR access located on the southwest shore of Lower Ojibway. - DNR access at southwest corner of lower lake; section 24. |
DNR fish survey, 2017
| Species | Gear | Catch per net | Total catch | Avg lb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Largemouth bass | Standard electrofishing | 22.29 | 13 | 1.86 |
| Bluegill | Standard trap nets | 10.00 | 60 | 0.11 |
| Black crappie | Standard trap nets | 3.50 | 21 | 0.38 |
| Pumpkinseed | Standard trap nets | 2.67 | 16 | 0.08 |
| Yellow bullhead | Standard trap nets | 0.83 | 5 | 0.69 |
| Largemouth bass | Standard trap nets | 0.83 | 5 | 1.06 |
| Northern pike | Standard trap nets | 0.67 | 4 | 1.19 |
| Yellow perch | Standard trap nets | 0.50 | 3 | 0.08 |
| Brown bullhead | Standard trap nets | 0.17 | 1 | 0.88 |
| Northern pike | Standard gill nets | 9.67 | 29 | 1.86 |
| Bluegill | Standard gill nets | 9.00 | 27 | 0.20 |
| Yellow bullhead | Standard gill nets | 7.00 | 21 | 0.64 |
| Largemouth bass | Standard gill nets | 4.67 | 14 | 2.01 |
| Black crappie | Standard gill nets | 3.00 | 9 | 0.39 |
| Pumpkinseed | Standard gill nets | 2.67 | 8 | 0.14 |
| Yellow perch | Standard gill nets | 1.33 | 4 | 0.08 |
| Golden shiner | Standard gill nets | 0.67 | 2 | 0.10 |
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.
Dead Lake is located in south-central Hubbard County, five miles north of Dorset. Dead has a surface area of 130 acres and a maximum depth of 34.0 feet. There is no public access on Dead. Dead is connected to Ojibway Lake, which lies to the south, by a small channel. Boating between the two lakes is dependent upon water levels in the lakes. During the high water period of the late 1990s boating between the two lakes was easy, however during the summer of 2017 the channel was very shallow and boating was limited to small craft, with dragging and push poling in several spots. There is a state-owned public access located on the southwest shore of Ojibway. Dead has excellent water quality and clarity, and supports good populations of Largemouth Bass, Northern Pike, and panfish. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has classified Minnesota's lakes into 43 different types based on physical, chemical, and other characteristics. Dead is in lake class 25. Class 25 lakes have the characteristics of hard water, good water clarity, and an irregular shaped shoreline. Other class 25 lakes in the area include Bad Axe, West Crooked, Spider, and Third Crow Wing Lake. Present and past surveys have shown Dead to support a healthy Largemouth Bass population in both numbers and size of Bass. Anglers will find good numbers of Largemouth Bass in the 12 to 16 inch size range and Bass up to 20.4 inches were sampled in the survey. Good water quality, aquatic vegetation cover, and spawning substrate provide excellent habitat for Largemouth Bass in Dead. Dead supports a healthy panfish population and can provide good fishing for Black Crappie, Bluegill, and Pumpkinseed. The panfish population in Dead is probably known more for numbers than size of fish. Anglers will find Black Crappie in the 9-11 inch size range, and Bluegill and Pumpkinseed in the 6-7 inch size range. Northern Pike are abundant in Dead, with the population dominated by small, "hammer handle" pike. Sampled Northern Pike were an average length and weight of 20.6 inches and 1.8 pounds, with pike measured up to 30.0 inches. Currently no aquatic invasive species (AIS) have been identified in Ojibway. To avoid spreading AIS, lake users are required to remove all aquatic plants or animals from their watercraft and drain all water from their boats before leaving the lake.
Minnesota DNR survey narrative, .
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