Natures Lake
Itasca County, Minnesota - DNR stocking history, depth and survey data
Minnesota · Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) · DOW 31087700
Natures Lake has no DNR stocking rows in LakeFinder; this page carries its DNR depth, access and survey data.
- Natures Lake shows no stocking records in Minnesota DNR LakeFinder as of .
- Maximum depth 6 ft; surface area 2,249 acres, 2,264 littoral acres, 26.0 miles of shoreline, per the DNR lake survey.
- 1 public access on the DNR list.
- Most recent DNR fish survey: (standard survey).
- Itasca County, nearest town Squaw Lake; DNR lake number (DOW) 31087700.
Depth map
Bathymetric contours from the Minnesota DNR lake survey; depths in feet. Simplified for the web; not for navigation.
Public accesses
| Type | Owner | Where |
|---|---|---|
| O | UKN | - STATE OWNED ACCESS LOCATED ON WEST SHORE NORTH OF POPPLE RIVER. EARTH RAMP. |
DNR fish survey, 1990
| Species | Gear | Catch per net | Total catch | Avg lb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yellow perch | Standard gill nets | 42.50 | 85 | 0.25 |
| Brown bullhead | Standard gill nets | 16.50 | 33 | 0.60 |
| Northern pike | Standard gill nets | 16.50 | 33 | 2.50 |
| Black bullhead | Standard gill nets | 14.00 | 28 | 0.42 |
| Walleye | Standard gill nets | 2.00 | 4 | 2.92 |
| White sucker | Standard gill nets | 0.50 | 1 | 2.00 |
| Black bullhead | Standard trap nets | 13.67 | 164 | 0.34 |
| Yellow perch | Standard trap nets | 9.75 | 117 | 0.11 |
| Brown bullhead | Standard trap nets | 6.50 | 78 | 1.03 |
| Yellow bullhead | Standard trap nets | 1.83 | 22 | 0.79 |
| Northern pike | Standard trap nets | 1.50 | 18 | 1.63 |
| Pumpkinseed | Standard trap nets | 0.42 | 5 | 0.44 |
| Bowfin (dogfish) | Standard trap nets | 0.25 | 3 | 3.97 |
| Black crappie | Standard trap nets | 0.17 | 2 | 0.75 |
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.
FISH SPECIES COMPOSITION OF LAKE IS DOMINATED BY L OW OXYGEN TOLERANT SPECIES: BULLHEADS, YELLOW PER CH & NORTHERN. NORTHERN PIKE GILLNET ABUNDANCE IS 16.5 PER LIFT. A WIDE RANGE OF SIZES WERE SAMPLE D, WITH AGE I-VII REPRESENTED. GROWTH IS GOOD, ME AN LENGTH AT LAST ANNULUS FORMATION FOR AGE 1 = 9. 5 = 22.1 (N=1). BULLHEADS ARE ABUNDANT, WITH BLACKS, YELL OWS, AND BROWNS PRESENT IN THE LAKE. THE YELLOW A ND BROWN BULLHEAD POPULATION IS COMPRISED OF LARGE FISH AND WOULD BE OF INTEREST TO COMMERCIAL FISHE RMEN. WALLEYE ABUNDANCE IS LOW AT 2.0/GILLNET. W ALLEYE PROBABLY MOVE THROUGHOUT THE POPPLE RIVER S YSTEM FROM ROUND LAKE TO BIG FORK RIVER DURING SPR ING SPAWNING AND EXIT SQUAW LAKE THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER. A LIMITED SAMPLE INDICATES THAT GROWTH IS GOOD.
Minnesota DNR survey narrative, .
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