Susan Lake
Carver County, Minnesota - DNR stocking history, depth and survey data
Minnesota · Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) · DOW 10001300
Susan Lake has no DNR stocking rows in LakeFinder; this page carries its DNR depth, access and survey data.
- Susan Lake shows no stocking records in Minnesota DNR LakeFinder as of .
- Maximum depth 17 ft; surface area 88 acres, 75 littoral acres, 1.5 miles of shoreline, per the DNR lake survey.
- Average water clarity (Secchi depth) 3.1 ft.
- Fish species DNR lists here: black bullhead, black crappie, bluegill, brown bullhead, common carp, hybrid sunfish, largemouth bass, northern pike, walleye, yellow bullhead, yellow perch.
- 1 public access on the DNR list.
- Most recent DNR fish survey: (standard survey).
- Carver County, nearest town Chanhassen; DNR lake number (DOW) 10001300.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| asphalt ramp | city | City of Chanhassen-owned boat ramp is within Lake Susan Park; fishing pier & shore fishing land adjoining. Subject to city park rules and hours. |
DNR fish survey, 2019
| Species | Gear | Catch per net | Total catch | Avg lb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black crappie | Standard gill nets | 21.00 | 42 | 0.31 |
| Yellow bullhead | Standard gill nets | 19.50 | 39 | 0.64 |
| Bluegill | Standard gill nets | 15.50 | 31 | 0.17 |
| Black bullhead | Standard gill nets | 8.00 | 16 | 0.83 |
| Northern pike | Standard gill nets | 3.50 | 7 | 5.85 |
| Common carp | Standard gill nets | 2.00 | 4 | 4.76 |
| Walleye | Standard gill nets | 2.00 | 4 | 4.61 |
| Golden shiner | Standard gill nets | 0.50 | 1 | 0.10 |
| Bluegill | Standard trap nets | 5.89 | 53 | 0.18 |
| Black crappie | Standard trap nets | 2.56 | 23 | 0.27 |
| Yellow bullhead | Standard trap nets | 0.89 | 8 | 0.71 |
| Northern pike | Standard trap nets | 0.78 | 7 | 3.14 |
| Brown bullhead | Standard trap nets | 0.44 | 4 | 1.18 |
| Largemouth bass | Standard trap nets | 0.22 | 2 | 1.22 |
| Yellow perch | Standard trap nets | 0.11 | 1 | 0.07 |
| Common carp | Standard trap nets | 0.11 | 1 | 5.11 |
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.
Susan is an 88-acre lake located in the city of Chanhassen, Carver County. A public city-owned boat launch is on the northwest corner of the lake within Lake Susan Park. A fishing pier is adjacent to the boat ramp, and a bike path along the north and west shores provides shore fishing opportunities. Maximum depth is 17 feet. A standard survey was conducted during July 2019 to determine the species composition and abundance of game fish in the lake Northern Pike abundance was below-average but average size was large at over 28.5 inches. With the largest measuring just over 37 inches. Walleye have not been stocked into Lake Susan since 2003 but 4 Walleye were captured in this survey and all were between 23.00 and 24.99 inches. A downstream, connected water, Lake Riley, has been regularly stocked with Walleye, and is a likely origin of the fish sampled during this survey. Historically, Bluegill have been caught in low numbers in Lake Susan. Abundance was below average in trap nets for similar lakes but 31 Bluegill were captured in gillnets in this survey. Combined statistics from gillnets and trap nets showed that Bluegill averaged just over 6 inches in length and ranged from 3 to just over 7.5" inches. Of 77 Bluegill sampled, 61% were greater than or equal to 6.5 inches in length. Black Crappie abundance was below average at 2.56/net in trap nets but was above average for gillnets at 21/net. Combined statistics show Black Crappie were just under 8 inches on average in Lake Susan and range from 4.72-9.96 inches with an average length of just under 8 inches. Just over 53% of Black Crappie sampled were greater than or equal to 8.5 inches in length, and 17% were greater than or equal to 9 inches in length. Other species sampled in low abundance in the survey were Yellow Perch, Black Bullhead, Brown Bullhead, hybrid sunfish, Yellow Bullhead, Common Carp, and Golden Shiner. Largemouth Bass were captured in this survey but gillnets and trap nets are not optimal for sampling this species.
Minnesota DNR survey narrative, .
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