Waptus Lake
Clearwater County, Minnesota - DNR stocking history, depth and survey data
Minnesota · Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) · DOW 15012800
Waptus Lake has no DNR stocking rows in LakeFinder; this page carries its DNR depth, access and survey data.
- Waptus Lake shows no stocking records in Minnesota DNR LakeFinder as of .
- Maximum depth 45 ft; surface area 52 acres, 24 littoral acres, 1.7 miles of shoreline, per the DNR lake survey.
- 1 public access on the DNR list.
- Most recent DNR fish survey: (standard survey).
- Clearwater County, nearest town Zerkel; DNR lake number (DOW) 15012800.
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 | - NORTH SIDE OF LAKE JUST OFF THE MCKENZIE LAKE TRAIL. |
DNR fish survey, 1988
| Species | Gear | Catch per net | Total catch | Avg lb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yellow perch | Standard trap nets | 11.00 | 22 | 0.23 |
| Northern pike | Standard trap nets | 5.50 | 11 | 0.52 |
| Black crappie | Standard trap nets | 5.00 | 10 | 0.10 |
| Yellow perch | Standard gill nets | 10.67 | 32 | 0.19 |
| Northern pike | Standard gill nets | 2.67 | 8 | 1.34 |
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.
NO LARGE BLACK CRAPPIE WERE CAUGHT IN TEST NETS, BUT ELECTROSHOCKING DID TURN SOME NICE SIZE CRAPPIE, NORTHERN PIKE, NUMBERS APPEAR STABLE BUT ARE SMALL IN SIZE. YELLOW PERCH NUMBERS ARE HIGH AND APPEAR STUNTED MORE DATA IS NEEDED.
Minnesota DNR survey narrative, .
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