Lawrence Lake (Itasca County)
Itasca County, Minnesota - DNR stocking history, depth and survey data
Minnesota · Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) · DOW 31023100
Lawrence Lake (Itasca County) has no DNR stocking rows in LakeFinder; this page carries its DNR depth, access and survey data.
- Lawrence Lake (Itasca County) shows no stocking records in Minnesota DNR LakeFinder as of .
- Maximum depth 32 ft; surface area 437 acres, 316 littoral acres, 6.0 miles of shoreline, per the DNR lake survey.
- Average water clarity (Secchi depth) 4.8 ft.
- Fish species DNR lists here: black bullhead, black crappie, bluegill, bowfin (dogfish), hybrid sunfish, largemouth bass, northern pike, pumpkinseed, rock bass, shorthead redhorse, silver redhorse, walleye, and 3 more.
- 1 public access on the DNR list.
- Most recent DNR fish survey: (targeted survey).
- Itasca County, nearest town Taconite; DNR lake number (DOW) 31023100.
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 access at southwest end of lake off County Road 7. |
DNR fish survey, 2024
| Species | Gear | Catch per net | Total catch | Avg lb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bluegill | 50-ft beach seine | 65.10 | 651 | 0.00 |
| Black crappie | 50-ft beach seine | 33.40 | 334 | 0.00 |
| Largemouth bass | 50-ft beach seine | 19.20 | 192 | 0.00 |
| Yellow perch | 50-ft beach seine | 15.90 | 159 | 0.00 |
| Pumpkinseed | 50-ft beach seine | 6.40 | 64 | 0.00 |
| Golden shiner | 50-ft beach seine | 5.60 | 56 | 0.00 |
| Northern pike | 50-ft beach seine | 2.10 | 21 | 0.00 |
| Spottail shiner | 50-ft beach seine | 0.90 | 9 | 0.00 |
| Pumpkinseed | Backpack electrofishing | 18.90 | 21 | 0.00 |
| Largemouth bass | Backpack electrofishing | 12.60 | 14 | 0.00 |
| Yellow perch | Backpack electrofishing | 11.70 | 13 | 0.00 |
| Bluegill | Backpack electrofishing | 5.40 | 6 | 0.00 |
| Central mudminnow | Backpack electrofishing | 4.50 | 5 | 0.00 |
| Tadpole madtom | Backpack electrofishing | 3.60 | 4 | 0.00 |
| Bowfin (dogfish) | Backpack electrofishing | 2.70 | 3 | 0.00 |
| Black bullhead | Backpack electrofishing | 1.80 | 2 | 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 Lawrence Lake was conducted on July 24th-25th, 2024, by Index of Biological Integrity (IBI) Program staff. Ten sampling sites were evenly spaced around the lake, and each was sampled by backpack electrofishing and seining with a 50-foot seine (one boat assisted seine). Nearshore sampling captured fifteen species of fish including two species that are intolerant of disturbance (i.e., Blackchin Shiner and Rock Bass) and one that is tolerant of disturbance (i.e., Black Bullhead). The nearshore data were combined with trap net and gill net data from an August 2022 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., Black Bullhead). 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 provide evidence that the fish community in Lawrence Lake is healthy as indicated by an FIBI score well above the general use impairment threshold for aquatic life use determined for similar lakes. These results are similar to previous findings which indicated that Lawrence Lake is fully supporting aquatic life. The survey results will be considered when the biological health of the lake is assessed during the Mississippi River- Grand Rapids assessment process, which will be completed in coordination with MN Pollution Control Agency. You can help protect the fish community in Lawrence Lake by reducing runoff, maintaining natural shorelines, and preventing the spread of invasive species. Minnesota DNR Fisheries IBI program staff conducted an assessment of lakeshore habitat on Lawrence Lake on June 5th, 2024, following the Score the Shore survey protocols. The assessment consisted of 48 survey sites evenly spaced 200 meters around the lake. Assessments were made in three habitat zones: Shoreline Zone (the shore-water interface to the top of the natural bank), Shoreland Zone (land-ward from shoreline to development structure or 100 feet), and Aquatic Zone…
Minnesota DNR survey narrative, .
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