Long Lake (Stearns County, DOW 73010700)
Stearns County, Minnesota - DNR stocking history, depth and survey data
Minnesota · Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) · DOW 73010700
Long Lake (Stearns County, DOW 73010700) has no DNR stocking rows in LakeFinder; this page carries its DNR depth, access and survey data.
- Long Lake (Stearns County, DOW 73010700) shows no stocking records in Minnesota DNR LakeFinder as of .
- Maximum depth 46 ft, mean depth 19 ft; surface area 153 acres, 91 littoral acres, 2.9 miles of shoreline, per the DNR lake survey.
- Average water clarity (Secchi depth) 11.0 ft.
- Fish species DNR lists here: black bullhead, black crappie, bluegill, bowfin (dogfish), green sunfish, hybrid sunfish, largemouth bass, northern pike, pumpkinseed, walleye, yellow bullhead.
- Most recent DNR fish survey: (standard survey).
- Stearns County, nearest town Jacobs Prairie; DNR lake number (DOW) 73010700.
Depth map
Bathymetric contours from the Minnesota DNR lake survey; depths in feet. Simplified for the web; not for navigation.
DNR fish survey, 2010
| Species | Gear | Catch per net | Total catch | Avg lb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bluegill | Backpack electrofishing | 62.20 | 49 | 0.00 |
| BCS | Backpack electrofishing | 57.12 | 45 | 0.00 |
| BKF | Backpack electrofishing | 11.42 | 9 | 0.00 |
| Blacknose shiner | Backpack electrofishing | 10.16 | 8 | 0.00 |
| Central mudminnow | Backpack electrofishing | 7.62 | 6 | 0.00 |
| Green sunfish | Backpack electrofishing | 6.35 | 5 | 0.00 |
| Pumpkinseed | Backpack electrofishing | 3.81 | 3 | 0.00 |
| LED | Backpack electrofishing | 3.81 | 3 | 0.00 |
| Largemouth bass | Standard electrofishing | 50.48 | 54 | 1.03 |
| Black crappie | Standard electrofishing | 0.93 | 1 | 1.11 |
| Bluegill | 15-ft beach seine | 36.60 | 183 | 0.00 |
| BCS | 15-ft beach seine | 35.60 | 178 | 0.00 |
| BKF | 15-ft beach seine | 13.00 | 65 | 0.00 |
| Blacknose shiner | 15-ft beach seine | 3.20 | 16 | 0.00 |
| Largemouth bass | 15-ft beach seine | 1.40 | 7 | 0.00 |
| Iowa darter | 15-ft beach seine | 1.20 | 6 | 0.00 |
| Brook stickleback | 15-ft beach seine | 0.60 | 3 | 0.00 |
| Green sunfish | 15-ft beach seine | 0.40 | 2 | 0.00 |
| Northern pike | Standard gill nets | 20.75 | 83 | 0.87 |
| Bluegill | Standard gill nets | 3.25 | 13 | 0.16 |
| Black crappie | Standard gill nets | 2.75 | 11 | 0.52 |
| Yellow bullhead | Standard gill nets | 2.50 | 10 | 0.70 |
| Largemouth bass | Standard gill nets | 2.00 | 8 | 0.75 |
| Pumpkinseed | Standard gill nets | 1.00 | 4 | 0.20 |
| Hybrid sunfish | Standard gill nets | 0.75 | 3 | 0.17 |
| Black bullhead | Standard gill nets | 0.75 | 3 | 1.25 |
| Bluegill | 50-ft beach seine | 14.00 | 14 | 0.00 |
| Pumpkinseed | 50-ft beach seine | 7.00 | 7 | 0.00 |
| BKF | 50-ft beach seine | 4.00 | 4 | 0.00 |
| Largemouth bass | 50-ft beach seine | 2.00 | 2 | 0.00 |
| Bluegill | Standard trap nets | 7.33 | 44 | 0.12 |
| Hybrid sunfish | Standard trap nets | 2.67 | 16 | 0.42 |
| Northern pike | Standard trap nets | 2.17 | 13 | 0.61 |
| Pumpkinseed | Standard trap nets | 1.83 | 11 | 0.16 |
| Yellow bullhead | Standard trap nets | 0.83 | 5 | 0.90 |
| Black crappie | Standard trap nets | 0.83 | 5 | 0.33 |
| Bowfin (dogfish) | Standard trap nets | 0.33 | 2 | 5.59 |
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.
Long Lake is a recreational lake located near the town of Cold Spring in Stearns County. The lake was first surveyed in 1960. Between 1908 and 1948, Long Lake has been occasionally stocked with pike, bass, crappie, and sunfish. Walleye fingerlings were also stocked in1950. Bullhead were removed in 1965-66. In 2010, land use in the Long Lake watershed was primarily forest and agricultural. Development around the lake grew from 22 homes or cabins in 1960 to 40 in 2010. In 1969, the El Rancho Manana Resort was established on the southwest shore. In 2010, the resort maintained 120 camp sites and a client-only boat access. No public access is available. The maximum depth of Long Lake was 46 feet and approximately half of the lake was less than 15 feet deep. Dissolved oxygen was sufficient to 19 feet. Water clarity was the highest recorded at 11 feet. The lowest reading was seven feet in 1986. Rooted aquatic plants were present to a depth of 19 feet. The lake was home to many kinds of aquatic plants including muskgrass, cattail, northern milfoil and three kinds of pondweed. The first electrofishing for largemouth bass was conducted during day-time in 2010. The catch was 1.5 times higher than the average daytime catch for Montrose Area lakes. The largemouth bass collected in 2010 were between seven and 17 inches in length and on average were 12 inches. Growth rates were similar to statewide averages. Fish grew to approximately ten inches in four years. Black crappie catches have been within statewide averages. In 2010, five black crappie, between five and ten inches, were caught in trap nets. Growth was fast and black crappie reached seven inches by the third year. Bluegill were caught in numbers below average for similar lakes in 2010. Bluegill were between three and eight inches with average growth rates. Fish grew to six inches in five years. High numbers of small northern pike were caught in 2010. The fish were between ten and 28 inches, but only one was over 24 inches. Growth rates were average at 19 inches in five years. One walleye and no yellow perch were caught in Long Lake in 2010. Other species sampled included Iowa, Johnny and least darter; blackchin and blacknose shiner; black and yellow bullhead; bowfin; hybrid, green and pumpkinseed sunfish; tadpole madtom; central mudminnow; brook stickleback; and banded killifish.
Minnesota DNR survey narrative, .
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