Upper Cullen Lake
Crow Wing County, Minnesota - DNR stocking history, depth and survey data
Minnesota · Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) · DOW 18037600
Upper Cullen Lake has no DNR stocking rows in LakeFinder; this page carries its DNR depth, access and survey data.
- Upper Cullen Lake shows no stocking records in Minnesota DNR LakeFinder as of .
- Maximum depth 40 ft; surface area 441 acres, 300 littoral acres, 4.9 miles of shoreline, per the DNR lake survey.
- Average water clarity (Secchi depth) 13.5 ft.
- Fish species DNR lists here: black crappie, bluegill, bowfin (dogfish), brown bullhead, green sunfish, hybrid sunfish, largemouth bass, northern pike, pumpkinseed, rock bass, smallmouth bass, walleye, and 2 more.
- 1 public access on the DNR list.
- Most recent DNR fish survey: (targeted survey).
- Crow Wing County, nearest town Breezy Point; DNR lake number (DOW) 18037600.
Depth map
Bathymetric contours from the Minnesota DNR lake survey mapped 7/2/1958 (orig map); depths in feet. Simplified for the web; not for navigation.
Public accesses
| Type | Owner | Where |
|---|---|---|
| O | UKN | Through culvert on outlet to Middle Cullen on south shore. - Access is gained from public access on Middle Cullen Lake. |
DNR fish survey, 2021
| Species | Gear | Catch per net | Total catch | Avg lb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brassy minnow | 50-ft beach seine | 43.50 | 174 | 0.00 |
| Bluegill | 50-ft beach seine | 17.25 | 69 | 0.00 |
| Largemouth bass | 50-ft beach seine | 3.50 | 14 | 0.00 |
| Iowa darter | 50-ft beach seine | 1.75 | 7 | 0.00 |
| BKF | 50-ft beach seine | 1.25 | 5 | 0.00 |
| Yellow perch | 50-ft beach seine | 1.00 | 4 | 0.00 |
| Johnny darter | 50-ft beach seine | 1.00 | 4 | 0.00 |
| Blacknose shiner | 50-ft beach seine | 0.75 | 3 | 0.00 |
| Bluegill | Backpack electrofishing | 28.90 | 29 | 0.00 |
| Johnny darter | Backpack electrofishing | 11.96 | 12 | 0.00 |
| BKF | Backpack electrofishing | 10.96 | 11 | 0.00 |
| BCS | Backpack electrofishing | 8.97 | 9 | 0.00 |
| Green sunfish | Backpack electrofishing | 4.98 | 5 | 0.00 |
| Brassy minnow | Backpack electrofishing | 4.98 | 5 | 0.00 |
| Iowa darter | Backpack electrofishing | 4.98 | 5 | 0.00 |
| Pumpkinseed | Backpack electrofishing | 3.99 | 4 | 0.00 |
| Brassy minnow | 15-ft beach seine | 21.00 | 63 | 0.00 |
| Pumpkinseed | 15-ft beach seine | 9.67 | 29 | 0.00 |
| Hybrid sunfish | 15-ft beach seine | 5.67 | 17 | 0.00 |
| BKF | 15-ft beach seine | 4.00 | 12 | 0.00 |
| BCS | 15-ft beach seine | 3.67 | 11 | 0.00 |
| Blacknose shiner | 15-ft beach seine | 1.67 | 5 | 0.00 |
| LED | 15-ft beach seine | 0.67 | 2 | 0.00 |
| PGS | 15-ft beach seine | 0.33 | 1 | 0.00 |
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.
Upper Cullen Lake is a 435 acre lake, with a maximum depth of 40', located 6 miles northeast of the town of Nisswa in Crow Wing County. Upper Cullen is located in the Crow Wing River watershed. A nearshore survey was conducted to assess the populations of both game and non-game fish species. Ten 100' long sampling stations were evenly spaced around the lakeshore. Each station was then sampled by backpack electrofishing, and if conditions allowed with a 15' or 50' 1/8th inch seine. The survey took place September 2nd, 2021, with all 10 stations sampled by backpack electrofishing. The 50' 1/8th inch seine was used at 4 stations and the 15' 1/8th inch seine was used at 3 stations. Fifteen species were sampled, including six species that are intolerant of habitat disturbance: Banded Killifish, Blackchin Shiner, Blacknose Shiner, Iowa Darter, Least Darter, and Pugnose Shiner. This nearshore survey will be used along with the gill net and trap net survey conducted July 6-9, 2021, to calculate a Fish-Based Index of Biotic Integrity (FIBI) score. The FIBI uses fish community data to measure a lake's health by the types of fish species present and comparing it to what is expected for this type of lake.
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