Lawrence Lake (Cass County)
Cass County, Minnesota - DNR stocking history, depth and survey data
Minnesota · Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) · DOW 11005300
Lawrence Lake (Cass County) has no DNR stocking rows in LakeFinder; this page carries its DNR depth, access and survey data.
- Lawrence Lake (Cass County) shows no stocking records in Minnesota DNR LakeFinder as of .
- Maximum depth 71 ft; surface area 225 acres, 87 littoral acres, 4.5 miles of shoreline, per the DNR lake survey.
- Average water clarity (Secchi depth) 11.3 ft.
- Fish species DNR lists here: black crappie, bluegill, bowfin (dogfish), brown bullhead, greater redhorse, green sunfish, hybrid sunfish, largemouth bass, northern pike, northern sunfish, pumpkinseed, rock bass, and 4 more.
- 1 public access on the DNR list.
- Most recent DNR fish survey: (targeted survey).
- Cass County, nearest town Outing; DNR lake number (DOW) 11005300.
Depth map
Bathymetric contours from the Minnesota DNR lake survey mapped 8/1/1968 (orig map); depths in feet. Simplified for the web; not for navigation.
Public accesses
| Type | Owner | Where |
|---|---|---|
| concrete ramp | TOW | Northwest shore, approx. 0.2 mile off Highway 6 on Co. Rd. 58. |
DNR fish survey, 2023
| Species | Gear | Catch per net | Total catch | Avg lb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Largemouth bass | Backpack electrofishing | 84.75 | 113 | 0.00 |
| Bowfin (dogfish) | Backpack electrofishing | 38.25 | 51 | 0.00 |
| Bluegill | Backpack electrofishing | 33.00 | 44 | 0.00 |
| BKF | Backpack electrofishing | 13.50 | 18 | 0.00 |
| Pumpkinseed | Backpack electrofishing | 7.50 | 10 | 0.00 |
| Central mudminnow | Backpack electrofishing | 6.00 | 8 | 0.00 |
| Green sunfish | Backpack electrofishing | 2.25 | 3 | 0.00 |
| BCS | Backpack electrofishing | 1.50 | 2 | 0.00 |
| Bluegill | 50-ft beach seine | 68.67 | 412 | 0.00 |
| Pumpkinseed | 50-ft beach seine | 7.00 | 42 | 0.00 |
| Yellow perch | 50-ft beach seine | 6.83 | 41 | 0.00 |
| Largemouth bass | 50-ft beach seine | 6.00 | 36 | 0.00 |
| Hybrid sunfish | 50-ft beach seine | 6.00 | 36 | 0.00 |
| Black crappie | 50-ft beach seine | 3.67 | 22 | 0.00 |
| Walleye | 50-ft beach seine | 3.17 | 19 | 0.00 |
| LED | 50-ft beach seine | 2.33 | 14 | 0.00 |
| Bluegill | 15-ft beach seine | 33.50 | 67 | 0.00 |
| Largemouth bass | 15-ft beach seine | 11.50 | 23 | 0.00 |
| Hybrid sunfish | 15-ft beach seine | 8.50 | 17 | 0.00 |
| Pumpkinseed | 15-ft beach seine | 4.00 | 8 | 0.00 |
| LED | 15-ft beach seine | 3.50 | 7 | 0.00 |
| Rock bass | 15-ft beach seine | 1.50 | 3 | 0.00 |
| Green sunfish | 15-ft beach seine | 1.00 | 2 | 0.00 |
| Black crappie | 15-ft beach seine | 0.50 | 1 | 0.00 |
| Bluegill | Standard trap nets | 17.56 | 158 | 0.11 |
| Pumpkinseed | Standard trap nets | 3.11 | 28 | 0.20 |
| Black crappie | Standard trap nets | 2.22 | 20 | 0.20 |
| Bowfin (dogfish) | Standard trap nets | 1.00 | 9 | 4.67 |
| Yellow bullhead | Standard trap nets | 0.78 | 7 | 0.75 |
| Rock bass | Standard trap nets | 0.78 | 7 | 0.14 |
| Hybrid sunfish | Standard trap nets | 0.67 | 6 | 0.35 |
| Largemouth bass | Standard trap nets | 0.44 | 4 | 1.52 |
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 Lawrence Lake was conducted on June 13-15, 2023, 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, but one station was sampled from the boat due soft sediments. A 50-foot seine was used to sample six stations, a 15-foot seine was used at two stations, and site conditions prevented the use of seines at two stations. Nearshore sampling captured twenty species of fish including seven species that are intolerant of disturbance (i.e., Banded Killifish, Blackchin Shiner, Iowa Darter, Least Darter, Mimic Shiner, Northern Sunfish, and Rock Bass) and one that is tolerant of disturbance (i.e., 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 12 species of fish, including one that is intolerant of disturbance (i.e., Rock Bass). Bluegill and Pumpkinseed sunfish comprised a majority of the catch by number, whereas Bluegill and Bowfin comprised a majority by biomass. The nearshore and trap net data were combined with gill net data from August 2022 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, Iowa Darter, and Rock Bass), while other species are tolerant of degraded conditions (e.g., Black Bullhead 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. Results from this survey indicate that the fish community in Lawrence Lake is healthy as indicated by an exceptionally high FIBI score well above the impairment threshold determined for similar lakes. These results will be considered when the biological health of the lake is assessed during the Pine River Watershed assessment process, which will be completed in coordination with MN Pollution…
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