Stone Lake
Carver County, Minnesota - DNR stocking history, depth and survey data
Minnesota · Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) · DOW 10005600
Stone Lake has no DNR stocking rows in LakeFinder; this page carries its DNR depth, access and survey data.
- Stone Lake shows no stocking records in Minnesota DNR LakeFinder as of .
- Maximum depth 30 ft; surface area 100 acres, 71 littoral acres, 1.7 miles of shoreline, per the DNR lake survey.
- Average water clarity (Secchi depth) 6.0 ft.
- Fish species DNR lists here: bluegill, green sunfish, hybrid sunfish, largemouth bass, muskellunge, northern pike, yellow bullhead.
- Most recent DNR fish survey: (standard survey).
- Carver County, nearest town Victoria; DNR lake number (DOW) 10005600.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green sunfish | Standard trap nets | 54.83 | 329 | 0.07 |
| White crappie | Standard trap nets | 17.83 | 107 | 0.25 |
| Black bullhead | Standard trap nets | 17.83 | 107 | 0.30 |
| Hybrid sunfish | Standard trap nets | 7.83 | 47 | 0.01 |
| Golden shiner | Standard trap nets | 2.83 | 17 | 0.06 |
| Brown bullhead | Standard trap nets | 0.33 | 2 | 0.52 |
| TME | Standard trap nets | 0.17 | 1 | 8.52 |
| Golden shiner | Standard gill nets | 4.50 | 9 | 0.09 |
| White crappie | Standard gill nets | 3.50 | 7 | 0.28 |
| Black bullhead | Standard gill nets | 1.00 | 2 | 0.40 |
| Green sunfish | Standard gill nets | 1.00 | 2 | 0.07 |
| Brown bullhead | Standard gill nets | 0.50 | 1 | 0.73 |
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.
Stone Lake is a 99-acre, class 30 lake, located near Victoria in Carver County. Test netting revealed a fish community consisting of black bullhead, brown bullhead, golden shiner, green sunfish, hybrid sunfish, hybrid muskellunge, and white crappie. Winterkill is common during hard winters. Although Stone Lake borders Carver Park Reserve (Three Rivers Park), no public access exists. Stone Lake was stocked with muskellunge transplant fingerlings in 1991 and hybrid muskellunge fingerling transplants in 2000. Approximately 1,100 muskellunge fingerlings were harvested and stocked in area lakes during late fall 1991. The spring 2000 hybrid muskellunge transplant stocking produced no fall fingerlings, likely due to high white crappie abundance. This assessment was performed to update lake information and evaluate potential for future muskellunge rearing. One hybrid muskellunge measuring approximately 34 inches was sampled in a trap net. This fish is likely a remnant from the 2000 hybrid muskellunge transplant stocking. Future muskellunge rearing may be limited due to high numbers of green sunfish and white crappies. White crappie relative abundance (17.8/trap net) exceeded the upper quartile for class 30 lakes. Trap net caught white crappies averaged 7.7 inches with the largest specimen measuring 11.7 inches. Nearly 86% of the white crappie population was below 9.0 inches. Green and hybrid sunfish were present in varying numbers. 329 green sunfish (54.8/trap net), averaging 5.8 inches, and 47 hybrid sunfish (7.8/trap net), averaging 7.1 inches, were sampled by trap nets. Green sunfish relative abundance exceeded the upper quartile for class 30 lakes by a factor of 27. Golden shiner numbers (4.5/gill net; 2.8/trap net) exceeded the upper quartile for class 30 lakes for both gear types. Although golden shiners were sampled by shore seining in 1991, no specimens were sampled by gill and trap nets. Bullhead relative abundances are down from the 1991 assessment. The 1991 assessment revealed black and brown bullheads in excess of both state and local averages. Two gill nets in 2006 caught only 2 black bullheads and one brown bullhead. On the contrary, six trap nets sampled 107 black bullheads (17.8/trap net) averaging 9.0 inches. Trap nets sampled black bullheads with the normal range for class 30 lakes.
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