Limestone Lake
Wright County, Minnesota - DNR stocking history, depth and survey data
Minnesota · Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) · DOW 86016300
Limestone Lake has no DNR stocking rows in LakeFinder; this page carries its DNR depth, access and survey data.
- Limestone Lake shows no stocking records in Minnesota DNR LakeFinder as of .
- Maximum depth 34 ft, mean depth 12 ft; surface area 234 acres, 101 littoral acres, 5.0 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), brown bullhead, green sunfish, hybrid sunfish, largemouth bass, northern pike, pumpkinseed, walleye, yellow bullhead, and 1 more.
- 1 public access on the DNR list.
- Most recent DNR fish survey: (targeted survey).
- Wright County, nearest town Clearwater; DNR lake number (DOW) 86016300.
Depth map
Bathymetric contours from the Minnesota DNR lake survey mapped 8/9/1978 (orig map); 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bluegill | Backpack electrofishing | 165.46 | 256 | 0.00 |
| Largemouth bass | Backpack electrofishing | 11.63 | 18 | 0.00 |
| Green sunfish | Backpack electrofishing | 9.05 | 14 | 0.00 |
| BKF | Backpack electrofishing | 6.46 | 10 | 0.00 |
| BCS | Backpack electrofishing | 5.17 | 8 | 0.00 |
| Pumpkinseed | Backpack electrofishing | 4.52 | 7 | 0.00 |
| Black crappie | Backpack electrofishing | 4.52 | 7 | 0.00 |
| Johnny darter | Backpack electrofishing | 3.88 | 6 | 0.00 |
| Bluegill | 50-ft beach seine | 78.00 | 234 | 0.00 |
| Brassy minnow | 50-ft beach seine | 30.00 | 90 | 0.00 |
| Yellow perch | 50-ft beach seine | 26.33 | 79 | 0.00 |
| Largemouth bass | 50-ft beach seine | 20.33 | 61 | 0.00 |
| BKF | 50-ft beach seine | 11.67 | 35 | 0.00 |
| Green sunfish | 50-ft beach seine | 4.67 | 14 | 0.00 |
| Brook stickleback | 50-ft beach seine | 3.67 | 11 | 0.00 |
| BCS | 50-ft beach seine | 3.67 | 11 | 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 survey of near shore fish species was conducted on Limestone Lake from July 19th - 21st, 2017by the Sauk Rapids Area Fisheries Office. Ten sampling sites were evenly spaced around the shoreline and each site was sampled by backpack electrofishing and seining, except seven sites where deep water or dense vegetation prevented the use of a seine. Nearshore sampling captured 21 species of fish, including four species that are intolerant of shoreline disturbance and/or poor water quality (Banded Killifish, Blackchin Shiner, Least Darter, and Iowa Darter). The near shore fish survey data will be combined with gill net and trap net data from the 2017 summer survey to describe the fish community and provide a fish based Index of Biotic Integrity (FIBI) score based on expectations for similar lakes. This survey is contributing to a watershed assessment process in coordination with the MN Pollution Control Agency. Limestone Lake is located in the Mississippi River - St. Cloud Watershed.
Minnesota DNR survey narrative, .
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