Deepwater Lake
St. Louis County, Minnesota - DNR stocking history, depth and survey data
Minnesota · Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) · DOW 69085800
DNR records show 4 stocking entries at Deepwater Lake since 2016, most recently splake fingerlings in 2023 (1,155 fish).
- Deepwater Lake has 4 DNR stocking records across 4 years (2016-2023): splake (2), brown trout (1), rainbow trout (1).
- The most-stocked species by count is splake: 2,338 fish on record.
- Maximum depth 37 ft; surface area 22 acres, 13 littoral acres, 0.7 miles of shoreline, per the DNR lake survey.
- Average water clarity (Secchi depth) 11.8 ft.
- 1 public access on the DNR list.
- Most recent DNR fish survey: (standard survey).
- St. Louis County, nearest town Chisholm; DNR lake number (DOW) 69085800.
Stocking history
| Year | Species | Size | Number | Pounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Splake | fingerlings | 1,155 | 32.6 |
| 2021 | Splake | fingerlings | 1,183 | 30.4 |
| 2019 | Brown Trout | fingerlings | 1,100 | 61.1 |
| 2016 | Rainbow Trout | fingerlings | 978 | 143.8 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| CA | USF | Public access on the northwest shore, crosses several wet areas, and is 2.4 miles long. |
DNR fish survey, 2014
| Species | Gear | Catch per net | Total catch | Avg lb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown trout | Standard gill nets | 17.00 | 17 | 3.10 |
| Golden shiner | 1/2-in trap nets | 9.81 | 157 | 0.00 |
| FND | 1/2-in trap nets | 1.69 | 27 | 0.00 |
| Brown trout | 1/2-in trap nets | 0.75 | 12 | 4.52 |
| FND | Minnow traps | 8.50 | 34 | 0.00 |
| Brook stickleback | Minnow traps | 1.50 | 6 | 0.00 |
| Central mudminnow | Minnow traps | 0.25 | 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.
Deepwater Lake is a designated stream trout lake located about nine miles north of Chisholm, MN and within the Superior National Forest. The relatively small, 22 acre lake has almost 13 littoral acres, a maximum depth of 37 feet, and a shoreline length about 0.7 miles. There is one U.S. Forest Service carry-in access on the northwest corner of lake. The access trail is 2.4 miles long and prohibits the use of highway vehicles. No ATV use is allowed from the top of hill to the lake shore due to erosion. Deepwater has been managed for Brown Trout since 2001, being stocked in odd years (six times). Splake were stocked once in 2003. One 24 hour gill net sampled 17 Brown Trout and because of the high catch the other 24 hr net was not set. Lengths ranged from 11.7 to 23.4 inches with a mean length of 18.4 inches. Similarly, only one gill net was set in 2007 due to the high catch, which sampled ten Brown Trout. Length frequency was comparable with lengths from 16.6 to 25.4 inches and a mean length of 20.2 inches. A total of 16 half inch trap net sets sampled 12 brown trout for a rate of 0.8/net. Lengths ranged from 19.9 to 23.7 inches and a mean length of 21.5 inches. The catch in 2007 was 1.3/trap net (n=20), with the same netting effort. Lengths ranged from 14.4 to 24.3 inches with a mean length of 19.4 inches. The gill net length distribution was distinctly bimodal indicating at least two age classes. Four fish were sampled with lengths from 11.7 to 13.1 inches (mean=12.2) and are likely from the fall 2013 stocking. Fish from 19.0 to 20.9 inches were within the strongest peak and probably from the 2011 stocking. There may be an additional age class, as there appeared to be another small peak near 23 inches, possibly from 2009 stocking or these fish may have exhibited better growth and are of a larger size than other fish of the same age. There were no fin clips to distinguish between stockings and ageing salominds proves difficult. There appeared to be adequate prey availability as 157 Golden Shiner and 27 Finescale Dace were sampled in trap nets. The 2001 assessment caught 409 Golden Shiner in one small mesh gill net, while 83 were sampled with trap nets in 2007. Near shore sampling included setting four minnow traps. A total of six Brook Stickleback, 1 Central Mudminnow, and 34 Finescale Dace were sampled. There was nothing sampled in the minnow traps in 2007.
Minnesota DNR survey narrative, .
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