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. The lake is part of the Cannon River system that starts in Shields Lake, goes through Le Sueur and

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. A survey of the lake in August 2009 showed 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.

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{{authority control Lakes of Minnesota Lakes of Rice County, Minnesota