George Lake (Anoka County)
Anoka County, Minnesota - DNR stocking history, depth and survey data
Minnesota · Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) · DOW 02009100
George Lake (Anoka County) has no DNR stocking rows in LakeFinder; this page carries its DNR depth, access and survey data.
- George Lake (Anoka County) shows no stocking records in Minnesota DNR LakeFinder as of .
- Maximum depth 32 ft, mean depth 5 ft; surface area 489 acres, 391 littoral acres, 3.5 miles of shoreline, per the DNR lake survey.
- Average water clarity (Secchi depth) 8.3 ft.
- Fish species DNR lists here: black bullhead, black crappie, bluegill, bowfin (dogfish), common carp, green sunfish, hybrid sunfish, largemouth bass, northern pike, pumpkinseed, yellow bullhead, yellow perch.
- 1 public access on the DNR list.
- Most recent DNR fish survey: (targeted survey).
- Anoka County, nearest town Saint Francis (Anoka); DNR lake number (DOW) 02009100.
Depth map
Bathymetric contours from the Minnesota DNR lake survey mapped 10/15/1956 (orig map); depths in feet. Simplified for the web; not for navigation.
Public accesses
| Type | Owner | Where |
|---|---|---|
| concrete ramp | county | Access on north central shore in regional park. |
DNR fish survey, 2024
| Species | Gear | Catch per net | Total catch | Avg lb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bluegill | 50-ft beach seine | 325.00 | 3,250 | 0.00 |
| Blacknose shiner | 50-ft beach seine | 75.60 | 756 | 0.00 |
| Largemouth bass | 50-ft beach seine | 48.40 | 484 | 0.00 |
| Yellow perch | 50-ft beach seine | 39.80 | 398 | 0.00 |
| BCS | 50-ft beach seine | 27.90 | 279 | 0.00 |
| Brassy minnow | 50-ft beach seine | 12.80 | 128 | 0.00 |
| Pumpkinseed | 50-ft beach seine | 12.00 | 120 | 0.00 |
| PGS | 50-ft beach seine | 8.10 | 81 | 0.00 |
| Bluegill | Backpack electrofishing | 49.51 | 92 | 0.00 |
| Brassy minnow | Backpack electrofishing | 15.07 | 28 | 0.00 |
| Largemouth bass | Backpack electrofishing | 11.84 | 22 | 0.00 |
| Hybrid sunfish | Backpack electrofishing | 8.07 | 15 | 0.00 |
| Green sunfish | Backpack electrofishing | 6.46 | 12 | 0.00 |
| BKF | Backpack electrofishing | 5.92 | 11 | 0.00 |
| Blacknose shiner | Backpack electrofishing | 4.30 | 8 | 0.00 |
| BCS | Backpack electrofishing | 2.15 | 4 | 0.00 |
| Bluegill | Standard trap nets | 15.89 | 143 | 0.15 |
| Hybrid sunfish | Standard trap nets | 5.00 | 45 | 0.32 |
| Pumpkinseed | Standard trap nets | 4.33 | 39 | 0.21 |
| Yellow bullhead | Standard trap nets | 2.56 | 23 | 0.70 |
| Northern pike | Standard trap nets | 1.78 | 16 | 0.99 |
| Black crappie | Standard trap nets | 1.44 | 13 | 0.33 |
| Bowfin (dogfish) | Standard trap nets | 0.56 | 5 | 2.36 |
| Green sunfish | Standard trap nets | 0.33 | 3 | 0.07 |
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 George Lake was conducted on July 16 - 17, 2024, by Index of Biological Integrity (IBI) Program staff. Sampling sites were evenly spaced around the lake, and each was sampled by backpack electrofishing and seining with a 50-foot or 15-foot seine, where possible. Backpack electrofishing was completed at ten sampling stations. Similarly, a 50-foot seine was used to sample all ten stations. Nearshore sampling captured 20 species of fish including 5 species that are intolerant of disturbance (Banded Killifish, Blackchin Shiner, Blacknose Shiner, Iowa Darter, and Pugnose Shiner) and one that is tolerant of disturbance (Green Sunfish). A concurrent summer trap net survey was also conducted by IBI Program staff. Nine trap nets were set along the shoreline in locations that encompassed multiple habitat types. Trap net sampling captured nine species of fish, including 2 species that are tolerant of disturbance (Common Carp and Green Sunfish). Bluegill (49%) and Pumpkinseed (13%) comprised a majority of the catch by number, whereas Bluegill (21%), Yellow Bullhead (15%), and Northern Pike (15%) comprised a majority by biomass. The nearshore and trap net were combined with gill net data from a June 2023 survey to describe the fish community and provide a fish-based IBI (FIBI) score. The FIBI uses fish community data to measure a lake's health, and the types of fish species present can help identify any stressors that may be negatively affecting the lake environment. In Minnesota lakes, certain fish species cannot survive without clean water and a healthy habitat (e.g., Blackchin Shiner, Blacknose Shiner, and Iowa Darter), while other species are tolerant of degraded conditions (e.g., Common Carp and Green Sunfish). The FIBI score, composed of several fish community diversity and composition metrics, indicates the overall health of a lake by comparing it to what is expected for a healthy lake. For additional information on the FIBI, search for "lake index of biological integrity" on the mndnr.gov website. Fisheries IBI program staff conducted a survey of lakeshore habitat on George Lake on July 26th, 2024, following the Score the Shore survey protocols. The survey consisted of 27 sites evenly spaced 200 meters around the lake. The average lakewide habitat score indicates the lakewide shoreline condition is poor (53.1/100). The average developed site had very poor habitat quality, while undeveloped sites generally had moderate habitat quality. These results are very similar to a survey completed in 2013. Results from…
Minnesota DNR survey narrative, .
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