Miller Lake (Carver County)
Carver County, Minnesota - DNR stocking history, depth and survey data
Minnesota · Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) · DOW 10002900
Miller Lake (Carver County) has no DNR stocking rows in LakeFinder; this page carries its DNR depth, access and survey data.
- Miller Lake (Carver County) shows no stocking records in Minnesota DNR LakeFinder as of .
- Maximum depth 14 ft; surface area 142 acres, 142 littoral acres, 2.1 miles of shoreline, per the DNR lake survey.
- Average water clarity (Secchi depth) 1.5 ft.
- Fish species DNR lists here: bigmouth buffalo, black bullhead, black crappie, bluegill, common carp, freshwater drum, largemouth bass, northern pike, white sucker, yellow bullhead, yellow perch.
- Most recent DNR fish survey: (standard survey).
- Carver County, nearest town Benton; DNR lake number (DOW) 10002900.
Depth map
Bathymetric contours from the Minnesota DNR lake survey; depths in feet. Simplified for the web; not for navigation.
DNR fish survey, 2006
| Species | Gear | Catch per net | Total catch | Avg lb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Common carp | Standard gill nets | 28.67 | 86 | 1.63 |
| Black bullhead | Standard gill nets | 28.00 | 84 | 0.23 |
| Freshwater drum | Standard gill nets | 12.67 | 38 | 0.24 |
| Black crappie | Standard gill nets | 8.67 | 26 | 0.11 |
| Yellow bullhead | Standard gill nets | 2.67 | 8 | 0.50 |
| Northern pike | Standard gill nets | 2.33 | 7 | 3.27 |
| White sucker | Standard gill nets | 2.00 | 6 | 0.90 |
| Largemouth bass | Standard gill nets | 0.33 | 1 | 0.70 |
| Bluegill | Standard trap nets | 16.00 | 96 | 0.09 |
| Black crappie | Standard trap nets | 5.17 | 31 | 0.15 |
| Northern pike | Standard trap nets | 2.50 | 15 | 6.20 |
| Freshwater drum | Standard trap nets | 1.67 | 10 | 1.10 |
| Common carp | Standard trap nets | 1.00 | 6 | 1.99 |
| Yellow bullhead | Standard trap nets | 0.83 | 5 | 0.60 |
| Largemouth bass | Standard trap nets | 0.67 | 4 | 0.29 |
| White sucker | Standard trap nets | 0.67 | 4 | 1.35 |
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.
Miller Lake (10-0029) is a 140-acre, class 43 lake, located near Dahlgren in Carver County. Carver Creek connects Miller Lake with the Minnesota River. The sportfish community consists of black crappie, bluegill, largemouth bass, northern pike, and yellow perch. Additionally, Miller Lake is surrounded by private land and no public access exists. Winterkill is common during hard winters. Largemouth bass and northern pike were sampled in low to average numbers. Northern pike gill net catches (2.3/gill net) were normal for class 43 lakes. Trap net caught pike (N=15) averaged 30.6 inches while gill net caught pike (N=7) averaged 22.5 inches. Five largemouth bass ranging from 6.3 to 10.8 inches were sampled by gill and trap nets. Black crappies and bluegills were caught in average numbers when compared to west metro class 43 lakes. Bluegill relative abundance (16.0/trap net) was within normal ranges for class 43 lakes. Of the 96 bluegills sampled, only one fish was above 7.0 inches. Black crappies were sampled in average numbers for both gill net abundance (8.7/net) and trap net abundance (5.2/net). Of the 57 black crappies sampled, only 2 fish were above 8.0 inches. One yellow perch measuring 8.6 inches was sampled by gill net. No perch were sampled in previous assessment (1991). Black and yellow bullheads were sampled in varying numbers. Black bullheads were sampled in below average numbers (28.0/gill net) while yellow bullheads were sampled within normal ranges for both gill nets (2.7/net) and trap nets (0.8/net) when compared to regional class 43 lakes. The largest black bullhead measured 9.5 inches while the largest yellow bullhead measured 11.8 inches. Additionally, ten white suckers ranging from 11.1 to 16.8 inches were sampled by both gill and trap nets. Bigmouth buffalo, common carp, and freshwater drum were sampled in varying numbers. A trap net sampled one bigmouth buffalo measuring 21.7 inches. Trap nets sampled six common carp while gill nets caught 86 (28.7/gill net) carp that averaged 14.8 inches. Carp gill net catch rates were above average for class 43 lakes. Lastly, ten freshwater drum were sampled by trap nets while 38 drum were sampled by gill nets.
Minnesota DNR survey narrative, .
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