Gervais Lake

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Gervais Lake
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Gervais Lake
Location Ramsey County, Minnesota
Coordinates 45°1′12″N93°4′14″W / 45.02000°N 93.07056°W / 45.02000; -93.07056
Type lake
Surface area235.01 acres (95.11 ha)
Max. depth41 feet (12 m)
Shore length13.3 miles (5.3 km)
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Gervais Lake is a lake in Ramsey County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota. [1]

Gervais Lake was named after Benjamin Gervais, a pioneer who settled at the lake in 1844. [2]

Fish found in the lake include, black bullhead, black crappie, bluegill, common carp, green sunfish, hybrid sunfish, largemouth bass, northern pike, pumpkinseed, tiger muskellunge, walleye, white sucker, yellow bullhead, and yellow perch. [3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Gervais Lake
  2. ↑ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p.  442.
  3. ↑ Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. (n.d.). Fish consumption guidelines: Former Kerrey Lake (DOW ID 62000700). Retrieved December 10, 2025, from https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=62000700


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