Norris Lake
Anoka County, Minnesota - DNR stocking history, depth and survey data
Minnesota · Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) · DOW 02010600
Norris Lake has no DNR stocking rows in LakeFinder; this page carries its DNR depth, access and survey data.
- Norris Lake shows no stocking records in Minnesota DNR LakeFinder as of .
- Maximum depth 21 ft; surface area 54 acres, 52 littoral acres, 1.6 miles of shoreline, per the DNR lake survey.
- Average water clarity (Secchi depth) 9.5 ft.
- Fish species DNR lists here: black crappie, bluegill, brown bullhead, green sunfish, hybrid sunfish, largemouth bass, northern pike, yellow bullhead.
- 2 public accesses on the DNR list.
- Most recent DNR fish survey: (standard survey).
- Anoka County, nearest town Saint Francis (Anoka); DNR lake number (DOW) 02010600.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| earthen ramp | TOW | Small area off the road right of way |
| earthen ramp | PRI | Small area off the right of way that people use to access the lake. |
DNR fish survey, 2008
| Species | Gear | Catch per net | Total catch | Avg lb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bluegill | Standard trap nets | 134.00 | 804 | 0.06 |
| Yellow bullhead | Standard trap nets | 7.33 | 44 | 0.41 |
| Hybrid sunfish | Standard trap nets | 2.83 | 17 | 0.18 |
| Black crappie | Standard trap nets | 2.17 | 13 | 0.29 |
| Green sunfish | Standard trap nets | 1.00 | 6 | 0.06 |
| Northern pike | Standard trap nets | 0.33 | 2 | 3.13 |
| Largemouth bass | Standard trap nets | 0.17 | 1 | 0.24 |
| Northern pike | Standard gill nets | 9.00 | 9 | 2.56 |
| Brown bullhead | Standard gill nets | 4.00 | 4 | 0.88 |
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.
Norris Lake is a small water body in northern Anoka County near the town of St. Francis. Anglers gain access at two primitive areas. One on the north side of the lake on County Road 24 and on the east side off County Road 47. The most abundant species sampled during the survey was bluegill. While their population is high their average size is small. Bluegills up to 8.3 inches were sampled but anglers will have to do quite a bit of sorting. Other sunfish species sampled include hybrid and green sunfish. Black crappies were sampled in low numbers. Northern pike were found in average numbers but below average size. Yellow bullhead were caught in average numbers.
Minnesota DNR survey narrative, .
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