Louisa Lake
Wright County, Minnesota - DNR stocking history, depth and survey data
Minnesota · Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) · DOW 86028200
DNR records show 2 stocking entries at Louisa Lake since 2024, most recently walleye fry in 2024 (200,000 fish).
- Louisa Lake has 2 DNR stocking records across 1 year (2024-2024): walleye (2).
- The most-stocked species by count is walleye: 202,970 fish on record.
- Maximum depth 44 ft, mean depth 10 ft; surface area 193 acres, 122 littoral acres, 4.3 miles of shoreline, per the DNR lake survey.
- Average water clarity (Secchi depth) 7.8 ft.
- Fish species DNR lists here: black bullhead, black crappie, bluegill, bowfin (dogfish), channel catfish, common carp, green sunfish, hybrid sunfish, largemouth bass, northern pike, pumpkinseed, walleye, and 3 more.
- 1 public access on the DNR list.
- Most recent DNR fish survey: (targeted survey).
- Wright County, nearest town Kimball; DNR lake number (DOW) 86028200.
Depth map
Bathymetric contours from the Minnesota DNR lake survey mapped 7/14/1981 (orig map); depths in feet. Simplified for the web; not for navigation.
Stocking history
| Year | Species | Size | Number | Pounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Walleye1 | fry | 200,000 | 2.0 |
| 2024 | Walleye1 | fingerlings | 2,970 | 135.0 |
1 fish purchased and stocked by private citizens and sporting groups.
Field note · Minnesota stocks by year, not by truck day: walleye fry go in within weeks of ice-out, fingerlings and yearlings mostly in fall, and stream trout in spring and fall. A row here means the fish went in during that year; DNR adds the year's rows after the fact, so the current year can look empty until winter.
Public accesses
| Type | Owner | Where |
|---|---|---|
| concrete ramp | county | Access from Lake Marie via navigable section of the Clearwater River. The access on Lake Marie is located in the County Park on the northeast end. |
DNR fish survey, 2020
| Species | Gear | Catch per net | Total catch | Avg lb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bluegill | 50-ft beach seine | 57.67 | 346 | 0.00 |
| Brook stickleback | 50-ft beach seine | 42.33 | 254 | 0.00 |
| Largemouth bass | 50-ft beach seine | 32.33 | 194 | 0.00 |
| Yellow perch | 50-ft beach seine | 11.17 | 67 | 0.00 |
| Golden shiner | 50-ft beach seine | 7.50 | 45 | 0.00 |
| Black crappie | 50-ft beach seine | 6.17 | 37 | 0.00 |
| Pumpkinseed | 50-ft beach seine | 3.00 | 18 | 0.00 |
| Iowa darter | 50-ft beach seine | 1.83 | 11 | 0.00 |
| Largemouth bass | Backpack electrofishing | 17.93 | 46 | 0.00 |
| Bluegill | Backpack electrofishing | 14.81 | 38 | 0.00 |
| Common carp | Backpack electrofishing | 9.74 | 25 | 0.00 |
| Yellow perch | Backpack electrofishing | 7.40 | 19 | 0.00 |
| Johnny darter | Backpack electrofishing | 3.51 | 9 | 0.00 |
| Green sunfish | Backpack electrofishing | 2.73 | 7 | 0.00 |
| BKF | Backpack electrofishing | 2.73 | 7 | 0.00 |
| Hybrid sunfish | Backpack electrofishing | 1.56 | 4 | 0.00 |
| Bluegill | Standard trap nets | 16.33 | 147 | 0.19 |
| Black crappie | Standard trap nets | 5.89 | 53 | 0.19 |
| Yellow bullhead | Standard trap nets | 1.89 | 17 | 1.00 |
| Pumpkinseed | Standard trap nets | 1.56 | 14 | 0.19 |
| White sucker | Standard trap nets | 1.44 | 13 | 3.18 |
| Northern pike | Standard trap nets | 1.22 | 11 | 3.26 |
| Walleye | Standard trap nets | 0.67 | 6 | 4.35 |
| Yellow perch | Standard trap nets | 0.44 | 4 | 0.13 |
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 Louisa Lake was conducted beginning on July 20th, 2020 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 10 sampling stations, but three stations were sampled from the boat due to site conditions. Similarly, a 50-foot seine was used to sample six stations, and site conditions prevented the use of seines at four stations. Nearshore sampling captured 16 species of fish including one species that is intolerant of disturbance (Banded Killifish and Iowa Darter) and two that are tolerant of disturbance (Common Carp and Green Sunfish). A concurrent summer trap net survey was conducted July 20th-22nd, 2020 by IBI Program Staff. Nine trap nets were set along the shoreline and in shallow offshore locations that encompassed multiple habitat types. Bluegill and Black Crappie comprised a majority of the trap net catch by number, and White Sucker and Northern Pike comprised a majority of the catch by biomass. The number of Bluegill and Black Crappie sampled per net was above the between the 25th and 50th quartile for similar Lake Class 24 lakes. The number of Common Carp sampled per net was below the 25% quartile for Lake Class 24 lakes. The mean weight of White Suckers caught were all above the 75% quartile for Lake Class 24 lakes. The nearshore and trap net data were combined with gill net data from a June 2019 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. Banded Killifish, Iowa Darters, Mimic Shiners), while other species are tolerant of degraded conditions (e.g. Green Sunfish, Fathead Minnows, 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. Data from this survey provides evidence that the fish community in Louisa Lake is adversely impacted by stressors as indicated by an FIBI score below the impairment threshold for aquatic life use…
Minnesota DNR survey narrative, .
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