Dinham Lake
St. Louis County, Minnesota - DNR stocking history, depth and survey data
Minnesota · Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) · DOW 69054400
Dinham Lake has no DNR stocking rows in LakeFinder; this page carries its DNR depth, access and survey data.
- Dinham Lake shows no stocking records in Minnesota DNR LakeFinder as of .
- Maximum depth 25 ft, mean depth 13 ft; surface area 202 acres, 132 littoral acres, 3.4 miles of shoreline, per the DNR lake survey.
- Average water clarity (Secchi depth) 4.2 ft.
- Fish species DNR lists here: black crappie, bluegill, brown bullhead, largemouth bass, northern pike, pumpkinseed, walleye, white sucker, yellow bullhead, yellow perch.
- 1 public access on the DNR list.
- Most recent DNR fish survey: (standard survey).
- St. Louis County, nearest town Melrude; DNR lake number (DOW) 69054400.
Depth map
Bathymetric contours from the Minnesota DNR lake survey mapped 6/20/1951 (orig map); depths in feet. Simplified for the web; not for navigation.
Public accesses
| Type | Owner | Where |
|---|---|---|
| concrete ramp | Minnesota DNR | - Access located on the north end of lake off of County Road 542. Ample parking on the other side of the road |
DNR fish survey, 2018
| Species | Gear | Catch per net | Total catch | Avg lb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Largemouth bass | Standard electrofishing | 67.41 | 114 | 1.00 |
| Bluegill | Standard trap nets | 18.00 | 144 | 0.10 |
| Black crappie | Standard trap nets | 8.50 | 68 | 0.18 |
| Yellow bullhead | Standard trap nets | 7.00 | 56 | 0.83 |
| Brown bullhead | Standard trap nets | 3.62 | 29 | 0.98 |
| White sucker | Standard trap nets | 1.38 | 11 | 2.63 |
| Northern pike | Standard trap nets | 0.50 | 4 | 3.40 |
| Pumpkinseed | Standard trap nets | 0.50 | 4 | 0.10 |
| Yellow perch | Standard trap nets | 0.12 | 1 | 0.09 |
| Black crappie | Standard gill nets | 17.17 | 103 | 0.19 |
| White sucker | Standard gill nets | 6.00 | 36 | 2.48 |
| Bluegill | Standard gill nets | 5.83 | 35 | 0.14 |
| Northern pike | Standard gill nets | 2.67 | 16 | 3.29 |
| Brown bullhead | Standard gill nets | 1.33 | 8 | 0.83 |
| Yellow bullhead | Standard gill nets | 0.83 | 5 | 0.69 |
| Walleye | Standard gill nets | 0.67 | 4 | 3.03 |
| Largemouth bass | Standard gill nets | 0.50 | 3 | 1.22 |
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.
Dinham is a 207 acre lake located 2 miles south of Melrude, MN on County Road 59. There is a DNR administered public access in the northeast bay off of Township Road 542. Maximum depth is 25 feet, with 64% of the lake less than 15 feet deep. Dinham was last assessed in 2010. Dinham was surveyed during the summer of 2018 to update information about fish populations. A total of 114 Largemouth Bass were sampled by electrofishing. The Largemouth Bass catch rate was 67.4 fish per hour, which was slightly lower than 2010 (72.7 per hour). Average length of sampled Largemouth Bass was 12.4 inches, but large fish over 18 inches were sampled and should provide quality angling opportunities. Northern Pike abundance of 2.7 per gillnet lift was average compared to other Minnesota lakes of similar type. Average length was 24.5 inches. Black Crappie and Bluegill population densities were above average compared to other similar Minnesota lakes, but size was small. Black Crappie average length was 7.0 inches, while Bluegill average length was 5.0 inches. Yellow Perch were scarce. Walleye have not been stocked into Dinham since 2001. Walleye abundance of 0.7 per gillnet lift was below average compared to other similar Minnesota lakes, but gillnet abundance has historically been low in Dinham and has never exceeded 1.0 per gillnet lift.
Minnesota DNR survey narrative, .
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