Fountain Lake (Wright County)
Wright County, Minnesota - DNR stocking history, depth and survey data
Minnesota · Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) · DOW 86008600
Fountain Lake (Wright County) has no DNR stocking rows in LakeFinder; this page carries its DNR depth, access and survey data.
- Fountain Lake (Wright County) shows no stocking records in Minnesota DNR LakeFinder as of .
- Maximum depth 10 ft, mean depth 5 ft; surface area 435 acres, 429 littoral acres, 5.4 miles of shoreline, per the DNR lake survey.
- Fish species DNR lists here: black bullhead, brown bullhead, common carp, green sunfish, white sucker.
- 1 public access on the DNR list.
- Most recent DNR fish survey: (targeted survey).
- Wright County, nearest town Montrose; DNR lake number (DOW) 86008600.
Depth map
Bathymetric contours from the Minnesota DNR lake survey; depths in feet. Simplified for the web; not for navigation.
Public accesses
| Type | Owner | Where |
|---|---|---|
| concrete ramp | Minnesota DNR |
DNR fish survey, 2017
| Species | Gear | Catch per net | Total catch | Avg lb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black bullhead | Special trap nets | 71.50 | 429 | 0.09 |
| Green sunfish | Special trap nets | 39.67 | 238 | 0.06 |
| Common carp | Special trap nets | 1.67 | 10 | 4.56 |
| Brown bullhead | Special trap nets | 0.67 | 4 | 1.09 |
| White sucker | Special trap nets | 0.17 | 1 | 1.46 |
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.
Fountain is a 430-acre lake located southeast of the City of Montrose in Wright County. It is a relatively shallow and eutrophic lake with a maximum depth of 10 feet. Fountain Lake has relatively large amounts of floating leaf and emergent plants such as yellow water lily, cattail and bulrush. However, little submerged vegetation exists. Much of the bottom substrate is soft mud; but some areas of firmer sandy substrate were observed. A state owned public access is located on the north side of the lake. Fountain Lake has experienced partial winterkills in the past. It is presumed that low dissolved oxygen levels were experienced during the most recent severe winter of 2013-14. Because of its intermittent connection to the Crow River, restocking has been unnecessary after periods of partial winterkill and no records of stocking for Fountain Lake exists. A brief investigation was conducted on September 11-12, 2017 using six standard lake survey trap nets to update records regarding the species composition of the lake. A limited variety of winterkill tolerant fish species were sampled as a result of this investigation. The Black Bullhead catch (71.5/trap net) was high while the average size (7.1 inches) was small. The Green Sunfish catch (39.7/trap net) was also high and fish ranged in length from 3.6 to 8.0 inches with an average length of 5.0 inches. Ten Common Carp were also sampled and ranged in length from 18.2 to 29.8 inches and averaged 20.1 inches. A total of only four Brown Bullhead were sampled averaged 12.6 inches in length. A single 15.2 inch White Sucker was also sampled.
Minnesota DNR survey narrative, .
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