Lost Lake (St. Louis County)
St. Louis County, Minnesota - DNR stocking history, depth and survey data
Minnesota · Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) · DOW 69055600
Lost Lake (St. Louis County) has no DNR stocking rows in LakeFinder; this page carries its DNR depth, access and survey data.
- Lost Lake (St. Louis County) shows no stocking records in Minnesota DNR LakeFinder as of .
- Maximum depth 44 ft; surface area 124 acres, 49 littoral acres, 3.4 miles of shoreline, per the DNR lake survey.
- Average water clarity (Secchi depth) 22.5 ft.
- Fish species DNR lists here: black bullhead, black crappie, bluegill, brown bullhead, hybrid sunfish, northern pike, pumpkinseed, white sucker.
- 1 public access on the DNR list.
- Most recent DNR fish survey: (standard survey).
- St. Louis County, nearest town Biwabik; DNR lake number (DOW) 69055600.
Depth map
Bathymetric contours from the Minnesota DNR lake survey (get source); depths in feet. Simplified for the web; not for navigation.
Public accesses
| Type | Owner | Where |
|---|---|---|
| gravel ramp | Minnesota DNR | Gravel ramp - On the SW end of lake off Co. Rd. #334. |
DNR fish survey, 2014
| Species | Gear | Catch per net | Total catch | Avg lb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bluegill | Standard trap nets | 14.22 | 128 | 0.18 |
| Northern pike | Standard trap nets | 2.33 | 21 | 2.01 |
| Black crappie | Standard trap nets | 1.22 | 11 | 0.34 |
| Brown bullhead | Standard trap nets | 1.00 | 9 | 0.71 |
| White sucker | Standard trap nets | 0.67 | 6 | 1.81 |
| Pumpkinseed | Standard trap nets | 0.22 | 2 | 0.20 |
| Hybrid sunfish | Standard trap nets | 0.11 | 1 | 0.30 |
| Black bullhead | Standard trap nets | 0.11 | 1 | 0.20 |
| Northern pike | Standard gill nets | 3.67 | 22 | 3.50 |
| White sucker | Standard gill nets | 3.17 | 19 | 2.67 |
| Bluegill | Standard gill nets | 0.33 | 2 | 0.22 |
| Brown bullhead | Standard gill nets | 0.17 | 1 | 0.60 |
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.
Lost Lake is a 107 acre, ecological class 5 lake located off Co Rd 334 and 8 miles southeast of Eveleth. There is one public access with a gravel ramp in the southwest corner of the lake (parking is limited). Lost Lake has a maximum depth of 44 feet and clear water. Lost Lake was stratified on June 23, 2014 with a surface temperature of 70 F and 41 F at the bottom. Oxygen levels were adequate to a depth of 21.0 feet. There is one prominent inlet and outlet. The Lost Lake Outlet comes in on the northeast corner from Bass Lake and goes out on the middle of the south shore. It is a short distance from the outlet to the confluence with the St. Louis River and at times of high water in the St. Louis, the Lost Lake Outlet can reverse its flow and have St. Louis River water back up into Lost Lake. Shoreline substrates are dominated by sand. Aquatic vegetation is common in bays and on top of mid-lake humps. Development around the lake is fairly high compared to many other lakes in the Tower Fisheries Area. The overall gillnet catch rate for all fish combined was 7.3 fish/net which was similar to the first survey but below the two most recent. The catch was the highest of all surveys. Fish species sampled in gill nets were northern pike, white sucker, bluegill, and brown bullhead. The overall trapnet catch rate for all fish combined was 19.9 fish/net which was the lowest catch rate compared to the previous surveys. Yield (10.1 lbs/net) was similar to previous surveys. Fish species sampled in trap nets were bluegill, northern pike, black crappie, brown bullhead, white sucker, pumpkinseed, black bullhead, golden shiner, and hybrid sunfish. The northern pike gillnet catch rate was 3.7 fish/net which is above average when compared to other similar lakes and just below the historic average for Lost Lake. The average weight was 3.5 lbs/fish which is good compared to other pike populations in similar lakes. Lengths ranged from 15 to 36 inches with an average of 24 inches which is better than the historic average for the lake. The 36 inch pike is the biggest sampled to date, the next largest was 30 inches from a trap net in 1975. The bluegill trapnet catch was 14.2 fish/net which is good compared to other similar lakes and the second best catch rate on record compared to 21.4 fish/net in 1985. Lengths ranged from 3 to 8 inches with an average of 6.5 inches which is similar to the historic average. Even though the catch rate was quite good, at the time of the survey many additional bluegill were observed in the shallows on beds near trapnet sets. The black crappie…
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