Cannon Lake (Rice County, Minnesota)

Cannon Lake
Location Warsaw Township, Rice County, west of Faribault, Minnesota
Coordinates 44°16′01″N 93°21′19″W / 44.267022°N 93.355300°W / 44.267022; -93.355300Coordinates: 44°16′01″N 93°21′19″W / 44.267022°N 93.355300°W / 44.267022; -93.355300
Basin countries United States
Surface area 1,593.22 acres (2.48941 sq mi)
Max. depth 15 feet (4.6 m)

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]

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. Retrieved 2015-09-01.
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