Cannon Lake (Rice County, Minnesota)

Cannon Lake is a lake located in Rice County, Minnesota, United States. The lake has a surface area of 1,593.22 acres and a maximum depth of 15 feet.[1]

Cannon Lake
Location of Cannon Lake in Minnesota
Location of Cannon Lake in Minnesota
Cannon Lake
LocationWarsaw Township, Rice County, west of Faribault, Minnesota
Coordinates44.267022°N 93.355300°W / 44.267022; -93.355300
Basin countriesUnited States
Surface area1,593.22 acres (2.48941 sq mi)
Max. depth15 feet (4.6 m)

The lake is part of the Cannon River system that starts in Shields Lake, goes through Le Sueur and Rice counties and drains into the Mississippi River.[2]

As of the last survey of the lake in August, 2009, the most predominant species of fish was the walleye. The walleyes averaged 7.3 fish per gill net with a mean weight of 2.3 pounds and a mean length of 17.7 inches.

References

  1. "Fisheries Lake Survey: Minnesota DNR". dnr.state.mn.us. Retrieved 2015-09-01.
  2. "Image: arealakesmap.jpg, (1149 × 799 px)". discoverwaseca.com. Archived from the original on 2013-08-22. Retrieved 2015-09-01.
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