Fish Communities of Minnesota River Flood Plain Lakes

Fish Communities of Minnesota River Flood Plain Lakes

2007-03-16

For approximately 50 miles, from Belle Plaine to the mouth of the Minnesota River, several lakes and wetlands dot the flood plain that includes portions of Carver, Dakota, Hennepin and Scott counties (Appendix X). Most of this river reach’s adjacent shorelands are large undeveloped tracts of public lands that include Fort Snelling State Park, Minnesota Valley State Recreation Area and Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge. In most cases, these flood plain lakes have no or very primitive watercraft access. Some of these waters are accessible only via hiking trails or from watercraft on the Minnesota River. Because of these waters’ remoteness, inaccessibility, or shallowness, their fish communities are rarely, if ever, surveyed. In 2006, fish were sampled in 21 flood plain lakes to establish baseline data on community composition, species occurrence and relative abundance.

Schmidt, Konrad
Polomis, Taylor

Minnesota Department of Natural Resources MDNR https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources MDNR https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/

Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (St. Paul, Minnesota)

66

Water Biology & Aquatic Habitat

Fish survey

Lower Minnesota River (07020012)

Scott
Carver
Dakota
Hennepin

2000-2009

No

Public Domain

Minnesota Department of Natural Resources