Lind Pit
Itasca County, Minnesota - DNR stocking history, depth and survey data
Minnesota · Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) · DOW 31128000
Lind Pit has no DNR stocking rows in LakeFinder; this page carries its DNR depth, access and survey data.
- Lind Pit shows no stocking records in Minnesota DNR LakeFinder as of .
- Maximum depth 284 ft; surface area 83 acres, 8 littoral acres, 1.6 miles of shoreline, per the DNR lake survey.
- Fish species DNR lists here: black crappie, bluegill, largemouth bass, pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, white sucker.
- Most recent DNR fish survey: (targeted survey).
- Itasca County, nearest town Canisteo; DNR lake number (DOW) 31128000.
Depth map
Bathymetric contours from the Minnesota DNR lake survey (get source); depths in feet. Simplified for the web; not for navigation.
DNR fish survey, 2010
| Species | Gear | Catch per net | Total catch | Avg lb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White sucker | Standard gill nets | 4.33 | 13 | 1.58 |
| Pumpkinseed | Standard gill nets | 2.33 | 7 | 0.14 |
| Black crappie | Standard gill nets | 1.00 | 3 | 0.22 |
| Smallmouth bass | Standard gill nets | 1.00 | 3 | 1.92 |
| Largemouth bass | Standard gill nets | 0.33 | 1 | 0.09 |
| Bluegill | Standard gill nets | 0.33 | 1 | 0.30 |
| Largemouth bass | Standard trap nets | 0.50 | 1 | 0.21 |
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.
Lind Pit is an 82 acre abandoned mine pit located 3 miles north of Grand Rapids. Historical records indicate the pit began filling with water in the 1970's, and water depth in the pit currently exceeds 280 feet. Lind pit lies near several other mine pit lakes, including Canisteo Mine Pit. Canisteo Pit also has long history of rising water levels. Water levels in Canisteo could eventually go high enough to reach the rim of the pit and form a natural outlet. Several options for where to divert the overflow water are being considered. An additional complication is that Canisteo Pit contains a population of rainbow smelt, an exotic species. One proposal is to divert the water from Canisteo to the Prairie River via several mine pits, including Lind Pit. This assessment was conducted to determine what fish species existed in Lind Pit and if rainbow smelt were already present. Three standard experimental gill nets, one small mesh (smelt) gill net and two standard lake survey trap nets were set overnight. No rainbow smelt were captured. Net catches for the other species were generally low and included black crappie, bluegill, largemouth bass, pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass and white sucker. White sucker was the most common species in the gill nets, with a catch rate of 4.3/net. Smallmouth bass was the most common predator species, with a catch rate of 1.0/gill net. Captured smallmouth bass ranged from 13.4 to 16.6 inches. The other previous fish assessment on Lind Pit (1990) only captured black crappie and common shiners.
Minnesota DNR survey narrative, .
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