Twelve Lake
Pine County, Minnesota - DNR stocking history, depth and survey data
Minnesota · Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) · DOW 58006900
Twelve Lake has no DNR stocking rows in LakeFinder; this page carries its DNR depth, access and survey data.
- Twelve Lake shows no stocking records in Minnesota DNR LakeFinder as of .
- Maximum depth 31 ft; surface area 65 acres, 34 littoral acres, 1.9 miles of shoreline, per the DNR lake survey.
- Fish species DNR lists here: black bullhead, black crappie, bluegill, northern pike, pumpkinseed, yellow bullhead, yellow perch.
- 1 public access on the DNR list.
- Most recent DNR fish survey: (standard survey).
- Pine County, nearest town Sturgeon Lake; DNR lake number (DOW) 58006900.
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 | - NONE |
DNR fish survey, 2000
| Species | Gear | Catch per net | Total catch | Avg lb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emerald shiner | Survey seining | 283.33 | 850 | 0.00 |
| SUN | Survey seining | 193.33 | 580 | 0.00 |
| Black crappie | Survey seining | 107.00 | 321 | 0.00 |
| Largemouth bass | Survey seining | 20.33 | 61 | 0.00 |
| Bluegill | Survey seining | 5.00 | 15 | 0.00 |
| Yellow perch | Survey seining | 3.33 | 10 | 0.00 |
| White sucker | Survey seining | 0.33 | 1 | 0.00 |
| Tadpole madtom | Survey seining | 0.33 | 1 | 0.00 |
| Yellow perch | Standard gill nets | 27.50 | 55 | 0.10 |
| Black bullhead | Standard gill nets | 12.50 | 25 | 0.17 |
| Northern pike | Standard gill nets | 3.50 | 7 | 1.82 |
| Black crappie | Standard gill nets | 3.50 | 7 | 0.13 |
| Golden shiner | Standard gill nets | 1.50 | 3 | 0.10 |
| White sucker | Standard gill nets | 1.50 | 3 | 1.41 |
| Bluegill | Standard trap nets | 17.00 | 68 | 0.21 |
| Black crappie | Standard trap nets | 13.50 | 54 | 0.16 |
| Black bullhead | Standard trap nets | 10.75 | 43 | 0.17 |
| Yellow perch | Standard trap nets | 6.75 | 27 | 0.08 |
| Northern pike | Standard trap nets | 2.25 | 9 | 5.54 |
| Brown bullhead | Standard trap nets | 0.25 | 1 | 0.71 |
| Yellow bullhead | Standard trap nets | 0.25 | 1 | 0.57 |
| Golden shiner | Standard trap nets | 0.25 | 1 | 0.12 |
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.
Lake Twelve is a 58 acre basin of moderately soft and fertile water assigned to lake class 21. The maximum depth is 31 feet with 34 acres of littoral area. Substrates are predominately sand and silt with an adequate abundance of aquatic vegetation. Shoreline development on Lake Twelve has increased to 29 homes. A public access does not exist on Lake Twelve and all of the surrounding property is privately held. A fisheries population assessment was conducted which included trapnetting and gillnetting on June 28th and June 29th and shoreline seining on September 7th, 2000. Previous assessments were conducted in 1967 and 1984. Northern pike were present in moderate abundance. Northerns ranged in length from 10.2 to 45.5 inches and in age from 2 to 10 years. Young northern pike were not present in the seine haul. Good spawning habitat is present in the south end of the lake but overall the availability is only fair. Northern pike were stocked as yearlings in 1966, the only stocking on record. Black crappie were taken in the trapnets at a rate higher than normal for the lake type but below both previous catches. Sampled crappie varied from 4.7 to 10.0 inches with 30% of the catch greater than 7 inches. Crappie ranged in age from 2 to 11 years with the 1998 year class representing 55% of the catch. The 321 fingerlings sampled in the seine hauls had a 1.6 inch average. The trapnet catch of bluegill was in the normal range for the lake class. Bluegill averaged 5.8 inches in length with more than half the catch being greater than 6.5 inches. The average weight was 0.21 pounds. Bluegill ranged in age from 1 to 10 years with the strongest year classes occurring in 1996 and 1998. Young sunfish dominated the shoreline seining and averaged 1.3 inches. Young of the year Largemouth bass were well represented in the shoreline seining. Adult bass were not sampled in either the trapnets or gillnets, but 3 were caught in the seine hauls. Night electrofishing was not conducted during the assessment. Yellow perch were abundant in the netting but were not present in the seining. All yellow perch were between 5.3 and 7.6 inches with a 6 inch average. Other species present during the assessment were; golden shiner, emerald shiner, white sucker, tadpole madtom, black bullhead, yellow bullhead, pumpkinseed, and painted turtle. Lake Twelve is fairly developed for its size and has no designated public access. Fishing pressure is light. Anglers should expect good numbers of acceptable size bluegill and black crappies. Northern pike, while not overly abundant, provide a trophy…
Minnesota DNR survey narrative, .
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