Silver Lake (Cook County, Minnesota)

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Silver Lake
Location Cook County, Minnesota,
United States
Coordinates 47°47′5″N90°45′48″W / 47.78472°N 90.76333°W / 47.78472; -90.76333
Primary outflows Poplar River
Basin  countriesUnited States
Surface area22 acres (0 km2)

Silver Lake is a 22-acre lake in Cook County, Minnesota which is a tributary to the Poplar River. [1] Silver Lake is six feet deep and has clarity down to 4.5 feet. [1] It has one inflow from Bulge Lake, and drains into Rice Lake [2] South of the inflow on the northwest shore, most of the west shore is a brush bog. [2] Silver Lake has a shoreline of 1.1 miles. [2]

Because Silver Lake is connected to Rice Lake through a channel, both are expected to share the same fish population. [1] Walleyes, Northern Pike, and Yellow Perch have been found in surveys of Silver Lake proper, and surveys of Rice Lake have shown a presence of white sucker. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. Silver Lake Information Report. 2013. Accessed August 29, 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. Silver Lake Depth Map. 1983. Accessed August 29, 2013.