Maria Lake (Stearns County, DOW 73021500)
Stearns County, Minnesota - DNR stocking history, depth and survey data
Minnesota · Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) · DOW 73021500
Maria Lake (Stearns County, DOW 73021500) has no DNR stocking rows in LakeFinder; this page carries its DNR depth, access and survey data.
- Maria Lake (Stearns County, DOW 73021500) shows no stocking records in Minnesota DNR LakeFinder as of .
- Maximum depth 45 ft, mean depth 13 ft; surface area 97 acres, 60 littoral acres, 1.9 miles of shoreline, per the DNR lake survey.
- Fish species DNR lists here: black bullhead, black crappie, bluegill, bowfin (dogfish), brown bullhead, common carp, hybrid sunfish, largemouth bass, northern pike, pumpkinseed, sunfish, white sucker, and 2 more.
- Most recent DNR fish survey: (standard survey).
- Stearns County, nearest town New Munich; DNR lake number (DOW) 73021500.
Depth map
Bathymetric contours from the Minnesota DNR lake survey mapped 6/15/1961 (orig map); depths in feet. Simplified for the web; not for navigation.
DNR fish survey, 2001
| Species | Gear | Catch per net | Total catch | Avg lb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black bullhead | Standard gill nets | 90.00 | 360 | 0.15 |
| Black crappie | Standard gill nets | 19.00 | 76 | 0.17 |
| Northern pike | Standard gill nets | 11.50 | 46 | 1.84 |
| Yellow perch | Standard gill nets | 6.50 | 26 | 0.07 |
| White sucker | Standard gill nets | 2.25 | 9 | 2.02 |
| Bluegill | Standard gill nets | 1.25 | 5 | 0.08 |
| Yellow bullhead | Standard gill nets | 0.50 | 2 | 0.62 |
| Pumpkinseed | Standard gill nets | 0.50 | 2 | 0.05 |
| Bluegill | Survey seining | 49.00 | 147 | 0.01 |
| Pumpkinseed | Survey seining | 27.00 | 81 | 0.02 |
| SUN | Survey seining | 22.33 | 67 | 0.00 |
| Yellow perch | Survey seining | 21.00 | 63 | 0.01 |
| Largemouth bass | Survey seining | 1.00 | 3 | 0.00 |
| Northern pike | Survey seining | 1.00 | 3 | 0.29 |
| Hybrid sunfish | Survey seining | 0.33 | 1 | 0.07 |
| Largemouth bass | Standard electrofishing | 26.34 | 29 | 1.74 |
| Black crappie | Standard electrofishing | 9.99 | 11 | 0.19 |
| Northern pike | Standard electrofishing | 1.82 | 2 | 0.90 |
| Bluegill | Standard trap nets | 15.67 | 141 | 0.14 |
| Black bullhead | Standard trap nets | 6.67 | 60 | 0.27 |
| Black crappie | Standard trap nets | 3.11 | 28 | 0.19 |
| Pumpkinseed | Standard trap nets | 1.33 | 12 | 0.06 |
| Yellow bullhead | Standard trap nets | 1.11 | 10 | 0.54 |
| Common carp | Standard trap nets | 0.78 | 7 | 4.93 |
| Yellow perch | Standard trap nets | 0.44 | 4 | 0.11 |
| Bowfin (dogfish) | Standard trap nets | 0.44 | 4 | 6.28 |
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.
Maria Lake is located in northwestern Stearns County, near the town of New Munich. The lake is 100 acres in size, with a maximum depth of 45 feet. A local conservation club maintains a public access at the south end of the lake. The lake is eutrophic, and partial winterkills sometimes occur in years with heavy snow and ice cover. In 2001, a fisheries survey was conducted that included electrofishing, gillnetting, trapnetting, shoreline seining, and a plant survey.The lake is managed primarily for northern pike and largemouth bass. In 2001, the northern pike population appeared to be relatively large for a lake like Maria, although the catch rate was lower than the previous survey (1990). Pike had an average length of 20 inches, and an average weight of 1.8 pounds. The largest individual sampled was 26 inches. Twenty-nine largemouth bass were sampled in the spring by electrofishing (26 fish/hr). The catch rate was lower than average for the Montrose management area (55/hr). However, several bass were larger than 17 inches, with the largest nearly 20 inches.Black crappie were relatively abundant, and numbers appeared to be up from 1990. Most of the crappie sampled in 2001 were from the 1997 and 1998 year classes, and these fish were in the range of 7-8.5 inches. Bluegill numbers remained at a level typical for a lake like Maria, and most were between 5 and 7 inches. Growth rates for all of the game species appeared to be similar to statewide averages. Small black bullheads were abundant, and lower numbers of brown and yellow bullheads were also present. White sucker, common carp, bowfin (dogfish) were also sampled in numbers typical for this type of lake.
Minnesota DNR survey narrative, .
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