Latimer Lake
Todd County, Minnesota - DNR stocking history, depth and survey data
Minnesota · Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) · DOW 77010500
DNR records show 3 stocking entries at Latimer Lake since 2017, most recently walleye fry in 2021 (75,000 fish).
- Latimer Lake has 3 DNR stocking records across 3 years (2017-2021): walleye (3).
- The most-stocked species by count is walleye: 225,000 fish on record.
- Maximum depth 30 ft, mean depth 18 ft; surface area 202 acres, 77 littoral acres, 2.6 miles of shoreline, per the DNR lake survey.
- Average water clarity (Secchi depth) 3.0 ft.
- Fish species DNR lists here: black bullhead, black crappie, bluegill, brown bullhead, green sunfish, hybrid sunfish, largemouth bass, northern pike, pumpkinseed, walleye, yellow perch.
- 1 public access on the DNR list.
- Most recent DNR fish survey: (targeted survey).
- Todd County, nearest town Round Prairie; DNR lake number (DOW) 77010500.
Depth map
Bathymetric contours from the Minnesota DNR lake survey mapped 7/24/1986 (orig map); depths in feet. Simplified for the web; not for navigation.
Stocking history
| Year | Species | Size | Number | Pounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Walleye | fry | 75,000 | 0.7 |
| 2019 | Walleye | fry | 75,000 | 0.6 |
| 2017 | Walleye | fry | 75,000 | 0.7 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| concrete ramp | Minnesota DNR | East side of the lake |
DNR fish survey, 2020
| Species | Gear | Catch per net | Total catch | Avg lb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bluegill | 50-ft beach seine | 196.57 | 1,376 | 0.00 |
| Black crappie | 50-ft beach seine | 19.43 | 136 | 0.00 |
| Pumpkinseed | 50-ft beach seine | 12.71 | 89 | 0.00 |
| Largemouth bass | 50-ft beach seine | 11.29 | 79 | 0.00 |
| Golden shiner | 50-ft beach seine | 5.57 | 39 | 0.00 |
| Yellow perch | 50-ft beach seine | 3.29 | 23 | 0.00 |
| Hybrid sunfish | 50-ft beach seine | 3.00 | 21 | 0.00 |
| Green sunfish | 50-ft beach seine | 1.43 | 10 | 0.00 |
| Bluegill | 15-ft beach seine | 64.00 | 192 | 0.00 |
| Largemouth bass | 15-ft beach seine | 4.67 | 14 | 0.00 |
| Pumpkinseed | 15-ft beach seine | 1.67 | 5 | 0.00 |
| Hybrid sunfish | 15-ft beach seine | 1.00 | 3 | 0.00 |
| Black crappie | 15-ft beach seine | 0.67 | 2 | 0.00 |
| Yellow perch | 15-ft beach seine | 0.33 | 1 | 0.00 |
| Green sunfish | 15-ft beach seine | 0.33 | 1 | 0.00 |
| Green sunfish | Backpack electrofishing | 43.71 | 51 | 0.00 |
| Bluegill | Backpack electrofishing | 39.43 | 46 | 0.00 |
| Hybrid sunfish | Backpack electrofishing | 24.86 | 29 | 0.00 |
| Largemouth bass | Backpack electrofishing | 18.86 | 22 | 0.00 |
| Tadpole madtom | Backpack electrofishing | 9.43 | 11 | 0.00 |
| Pumpkinseed | Backpack electrofishing | 8.57 | 10 | 0.00 |
| Black bullhead | Backpack electrofishing | 4.29 | 5 | 0.00 |
| Central mudminnow | Backpack electrofishing | 0.86 | 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.
A targeted survey of nearshore fish species in Latimer Lake was conducted on July 8-9, 2020 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 all ten sampling stations. Similarly, a 50-foot seine was used to sample seven stations and a 15-foot seine was used at three stations. Nearshore sampling captured 13 species of fish including none that are intolerant of disturbance and two that are tolerant of disturbance (i.e., Black Bullhead and Green Sunfish). The nearshore data was combined with gill net data from an August 2019 survey and trap net data from an August 2020 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 and Rock Bass), while other species are tolerant of degraded conditions (e.g., Fathead Minnow 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. Data from this survey will contribute biological information about the health of the fish community during the Long Prairie River Watershed assessment process completed in coordination with MN Pollution Control Agency.
Minnesota DNR survey narrative, .
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