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BIG SAND LAKE |
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Big Sand Lake, located 2 miles west
of Remer, MN, has a surface area of 736 acres and maximum
depth of 23 feet. A narrow, township-owned, earthen access
is located on the east side of the lake off of Cass County
Road #130.
The DNR has classified Minnesota's
lakes into 43 different classes based on physical, chemical
and other characteristics. Big Sand Lake is in Lake Class
35; lakes in this class typically have a very high
percentage of their surface area less than 15 feet deep and
have a very irregular shoreline. |
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GRAVE LAKE |
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The 1999 Grave Lake management plan
lists walleye as the primary species for management with
northern pike as a secondary species.
Walleye were most recently stocked in
1998 and 1991 and have been stocked occasionally since 1958.
Catch rates during historical assessments have ranged from
2.0 to 6.2 per gill net. The 2000 catch rate of 3.0 per gill
net was typical for Grave Lake, and the mean weight of 1.9
pounds was above average for the lake.
Shoreline owners can directly help
to maintain or improve water quality and fish habitat by
following lakeshore development best management practices,
such as maintaining or upgrading septic systems, minimizing
nutrient inputs from fertilizer use, and leaving aquatic
vegetation and terrestrial vegetation within at least 50
feet of the shoreline intact or restoring such vegetation to
its native state. |
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LITTLE BASS LAKE |
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Little Bass is a relatively shallow
106 acre lake located in the Chippewa National Forest. The
lake has no cabins, lake homes or resorts, so it can offer a
near-wilderness setting for anglers. A steep earthen ramp in
the northwest corner provides the lake's only access. |
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LITTLE SAND LAKE |
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Little Sand Lake is a 403 acre lake
about 3 miles NW of Remer, MN. A state-owned public access
with a concrete ramp is located on the west side of the lake
off of Cass County Road #4. Little Sand Lake has a maximum
depth of 12 feet.
The Minnesota Department of Natural
Resources (MNDNR) has classified Minnesota's lakes into 43
different classes based on physical, chemical and other
characteristics. Little Sand Lake is in Lake Class 39; lakes
in this class are generally shallow with a high percentage
of the basin less than 15 feet deep, and they have a
regular-shaped shoreline, with few bays or points.
The lake is managed primarily for
walleye and secondarily for northern pike and black crappie. |
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THUNDER LAKE |
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Big Thunder Lake is a 1330 acre lake
in Cass County located 7 miles south of Remer. The lake
is becoming highly developed with 259 cottages/homes and 4
resorts observed during the survey of 2000.
The shoreline has a mixed forest
with scattered white pine, red pine and a few nice stands of
cedar existing along a gradually sloping shoreline. Hardstem
bulrush beds exist scattered along the shoreline and
submerged vegetation is present in moderate amounts.
The bottom soil types in water less
than 4 feet is predominately sand, but large areas of
boulder, rubble, and gravel exist. These areas provide
excellent spawning habitat for walleye and smallmouth bass. |
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WASHBURN LAKE |
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Washburn Lake is a 1,554 acre lake
located about 3 miles northwest of Outing in Cass
County. The lake is comprised of 3 distinct basins. A public
access is co-located at the Clinton Converse DNR Forestry
Campground at the south end of the eastern basin. Based on
1993 data, development is considered moderate with 16.9
homes/cabins per shoreline mile.
The maximum depth is 111' and about
48% of the lake is 15' deep or less. Shallow water
substrates consist primarily of sand and gravel, although
areas of rubble, boulders, and muck are also present.
The aquatic plant community is
quite diverse with 39 species present and is critical to
maintaining healthy fish populations. Emergent plants such
as bulrush are common along much of the shoreline, however
just as common are numerous gaps in these beds along
shorelines with developed lots.
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the property of the
Minnesota Department of Natural
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