Echo Lake (St. Louis County)
St. Louis County, Minnesota - DNR stocking history, depth and survey data
Minnesota · Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) · DOW 69061500
Echo Lake (St. Louis County) has no DNR stocking rows in LakeFinder; this page carries its DNR depth, access and survey data.
- Echo Lake (St. Louis County) shows no stocking records in Minnesota DNR LakeFinder as of .
- Maximum depth 10 ft; surface area 1,142 acres, 1,142 littoral acres, 10.7 miles of shoreline, per the DNR lake survey.
- Average water clarity (Secchi depth) 2.8 ft.
- Fish species DNR lists here: black bullhead, black crappie, bluegill, burbot, green sunfish, hybrid sunfish, largemouth bass, northern pike, pumpkinseed, redhorse, rock bass, shorthead redhorse, and 4 more.
- 1 public access on the DNR list.
- Most recent DNR fish survey: (targeted survey).
- St. Louis County, nearest town Buyck; DNR lake number (DOW) 69061500.
Depth map
Bathymetric contours from the Minnesota DNR lake survey mapped 2/12/1941 (orig map); depths in feet. Simplified for the web; not for navigation.
Public accesses
| Type | Owner | Where |
|---|---|---|
| concrete ramp | USF |
DNR fish survey, 2025
| Species | Gear | Catch per net | Total catch | Avg lb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black crappie | 50-ft beach seine | 478.67 | 1,436 | 0.00 |
| Yellow perch | 50-ft beach seine | 29.33 | 88 | 0.00 |
| Largemouth bass | 50-ft beach seine | 17.67 | 53 | 0.00 |
| Golden shiner | 50-ft beach seine | 17.00 | 51 | 0.00 |
| Bluegill | 50-ft beach seine | 12.00 | 36 | 0.00 |
| Common shiner | 50-ft beach seine | 2.67 | 8 | 0.00 |
| Smallmouth bass | 50-ft beach seine | 2.00 | 6 | 0.00 |
| Johnny darter | 50-ft beach seine | 0.67 | 2 | 0.00 |
| Black crappie | Trapnet - Mini Fyke | 59.38 | 772 | 0.00 |
| Largemouth bass | Trapnet - Mini Fyke | 43.31 | 563 | 0.00 |
| Yellow perch | Trapnet - Mini Fyke | 12.62 | 164 | 0.00 |
| Smallmouth bass | Trapnet - Mini Fyke | 4.08 | 53 | 0.00 |
| Bluegill | Trapnet - Mini Fyke | 1.77 | 23 | 0.00 |
| Johnny darter | Trapnet - Mini Fyke | 1.23 | 16 | 0.00 |
| Pumpkinseed | Trapnet - Mini Fyke | 0.54 | 7 | 0.00 |
| Northern pike | Trapnet - Mini Fyke | 0.23 | 3 | 0.00 |
| Black crappie | 15-ft beach seine | 44.17 | 265 | 0.00 |
| Largemouth bass | 15-ft beach seine | 24.17 | 145 | 0.00 |
| Bluegill | 15-ft beach seine | 5.33 | 32 | 0.00 |
| Yellow perch | 15-ft beach seine | 4.67 | 28 | 0.00 |
| Smallmouth bass | 15-ft beach seine | 2.33 | 14 | 0.00 |
| Smallmouth bass | Backpack electrofishing | 41.97 | 94 | 0.00 |
| Bluegill | Backpack electrofishing | 40.63 | 91 | 0.00 |
| Black crappie | Backpack electrofishing | 16.97 | 38 | 0.00 |
| Central mudminnow | Backpack electrofishing | 16.52 | 37 | 0.00 |
| Largemouth bass | Backpack electrofishing | 16.07 | 36 | 0.00 |
| Yellow perch | Backpack electrofishing | 5.36 | 12 | 0.00 |
| Rock bass | Backpack electrofishing | 3.57 | 8 | 0.00 |
| Golden shiner | Backpack electrofishing | 2.23 | 5 | 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 nearshore fish species in Echo Lake, was conducted on July 7 - July 9, 2025, by Lake Biological Monitoring and Assessment Program staff. Nearshore sampling sites were evenly spaced around the lake, and each was sampled by backpack electrofishing, mini-fyke nets, and seining with a 50-foot or 15-foot seine, where possible. Backpack electrofishing was completed at thirteen sampling stations, one station was sampled from the boat due to depth and bog-like substrate. 1/8" mesh mini-fyke net sampling was completed at fourteen sampling stations, however one net collapsed overnight and was not included in catch analysis. Additionally, a 50-foot seine was used to sample three stations and a 15-foot seine was used at five stations. Six stations were not seined due to vegetation or substrate conditions. Nearshore sampling captured eighteen species of fish, including three species that are intolerant of disturbance (i.e., Burbot, Rock Bass, and Smallmouth Bass) and three that are tolerant of disturbance (i.e., Black Bullhead, Fathead Minnow, and Green Sunfish). The nearshore data along with gill net and standard trap net data will be used to develop fish community models for Minnesota 's Boreal Shield lakes to measure lake health in this region. These models may function similarly to fish index of biological integrity (IBI) models developed for lakes across much of the rest of the state. For additional information, search for "lake index of biological integrity" on the mndnr.gov website. You can help protect the fish community in Echo Lake by avoiding disturbance of shoreline vegetation, and cleaning, draining, and drying gear to prevent the spread of invasive species.
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