Little Waverly Lake
Wright County, Minnesota - DNR stocking history, depth and survey data
Minnesota · Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) · DOW 86010600
Little Waverly Lake has no DNR stocking rows in LakeFinder; this page carries its DNR depth, access and survey data.
- Little Waverly Lake shows no stocking records in Minnesota DNR LakeFinder as of .
- Maximum depth 12 ft, mean depth 7 ft; surface area 338 acres, 338 littoral acres, 3.8 miles of shoreline, per the DNR lake survey.
- Average water clarity (Secchi depth) 2.9 ft.
- Fish species DNR lists here: bigmouth buffalo, black bullhead, black crappie, bluegill, brown bullhead, channel catfish, common carp, green sunfish, hybrid sunfish, largemouth bass, northern pike, pumpkinseed, and 4 more.
- 1 public access on the DNR list.
- Most recent DNR fish survey: (targeted survey).
- Wright County, nearest town Waverly; DNR lake number (DOW) 86010600.
Depth map
Bathymetric contours from the Minnesota DNR lake survey mapped 6/17/1982 (orig map); depths in feet. Simplified for the web; not for navigation.
Public accesses
| Type | Owner | Where |
|---|---|---|
| concrete ramp | county |
DNR fish survey, 2024
| Species | Gear | Catch per net | Total catch | Avg lb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green sunfish | Backpack electrofishing | 79.22 | 83 | 0.00 |
| Largemouth bass | Backpack electrofishing | 67.76 | 71 | 0.00 |
| Bluegill | Backpack electrofishing | 18.13 | 19 | 0.00 |
| Hybrid sunfish | Backpack electrofishing | 8.59 | 9 | 0.00 |
| Yellow bullhead | Backpack electrofishing | 2.86 | 3 | 0.00 |
| Central mudminnow | Backpack electrofishing | 1.91 | 2 | 0.00 |
| Yellow perch | Backpack electrofishing | 1.91 | 2 | 0.00 |
| Black bullhead | Backpack electrofishing | 0.95 | 1 | 0.00 |
| Bluegill | 50-ft beach seine | 12.89 | 116 | 0.00 |
| Yellow perch | 50-ft beach seine | 9.33 | 84 | 0.00 |
| Largemouth bass | 50-ft beach seine | 5.67 | 51 | 0.00 |
| Pumpkinseed | 50-ft beach seine | 1.22 | 11 | 0.00 |
| Central mudminnow | 50-ft beach seine | 0.78 | 7 | 0.00 |
| Golden shiner | 50-ft beach seine | 0.67 | 6 | 0.00 |
| Black crappie | 50-ft beach seine | 0.56 | 5 | 0.00 |
| Green sunfish | 50-ft beach seine | 0.33 | 3 | 0.00 |
| Yellow bullhead | Standard trap nets | 4.56 | 41 | 0.84 |
| Black crappie | Standard trap nets | 4.44 | 40 | 0.39 |
| Black bullhead | Standard trap nets | 3.89 | 35 | 0.84 |
| Bluegill | Standard trap nets | 3.56 | 32 | 0.22 |
| Common carp | Standard trap nets | 3.22 | 29 | 3.38 |
| Largemouth bass | Standard trap nets | 2.33 | 21 | 2.30 |
| Northern pike | Standard trap nets | 1.00 | 9 | 3.43 |
| White sucker | Standard trap nets | 0.78 | 7 | 2.16 |
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 Little Waverly Lake, was conducted on September 3 - September 9, 2024, 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. Similarly, a 50-foot seine was used to sample nine stations, and a 15-foot seine was used at one station. Nearshore sampling captured 15 species of fish including four that are tolerant of disturbance (Bigmouth Buffalo, Black Bullhead, Common Carp, and 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 three that are tolerant of disturbance (Bigmouth Buffalo, Common Carp, and Green Sunfish). Yellow Bullhead and Black Crappie comprised a majority of the catch by number, whereas Common Carp and Largemouth Bass comprised a majority by biomass. Bluegill and other insectivorous species only accounted for 6.5 percent of the biomass. The nearshore and trap net were combined with gill net data from a July 2024 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, Iowa Darter, and Rock Bass), while other species are tolerant of degraded conditions (e.g., Green Sunfish and Common Carp). 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 Little Waverly Lake is adversely impacted by stressors, as indicated by an FIBI score below the general use impairment threshold for aquatic life use determined for similar lakes. These results are similar to a previous survey in 2014 and an earlier survey in July 2024. The differences between the 2024 surveys are the lack of any small benthic-dwelling individuals captured in the September survey whereas the…
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