Spring Lake (Otter Tail County)
Otter Tail County, Minnesota - DNR stocking history, depth and survey data
Minnesota · Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) · DOW 56068200
Spring Lake (Otter Tail County) has no DNR stocking rows in LakeFinder; this page carries its DNR depth, access and survey data.
- Spring Lake (Otter Tail County) shows no stocking records in Minnesota DNR LakeFinder as of .
- Maximum depth 22 ft; surface area 51 acres, 43 littoral acres, 1.4 miles of shoreline, per the DNR lake survey.
- Most recent DNR fish survey: (standard survey).
- Otter Tail County, nearest town Wall Lake; DNR lake number (DOW) 56068200.
Depth map
Bathymetric contours from the Minnesota DNR lake survey; depths in feet. Simplified for the web; not for navigation.
DNR fish survey, 1991
| Species | Gear | Catch per net | Total catch | Avg lb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black bullhead | Standard gill nets | 71.00 | 71 | 0.27 |
| Northern pike | Standard gill nets | 14.00 | 14 | 2.18 |
| Yellow perch | Standard gill nets | 8.00 | 8 | 0.19 |
| Green sunfish | Standard trap nets | 36.00 | 144 | 0.07 |
| Black bullhead | Standard trap nets | 13.00 | 52 | 0.47 |
| Yellow perch | Standard trap nets | 6.00 | 24 | 0.10 |
| Northern pike | Standard trap nets | 0.75 | 3 | 1.83 |
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.
Spring Lake is included in class 36 of the MN DNR lake classification system. The northern pike gill net catch rate of 14.0 per net lift exceeds the normal range for this lake class. The average weight of individual pike was 2.2 pounds. Analysis of the length frequency distribution indicates that the northern pike population size structure is good, with over 90% of the sample greater than 18.0 inches in length. Green sunfish abundance, as indexed with trap net catches, was exceedingly high at 36.0 per net lift. This catch rate was thirteen times greater than the upper limit of the normal range. The yellow perch gill net catch rate of 8.0 per gill net lift was within the normal range.
Minnesota DNR survey narrative, .
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