Green Lake is a lake in
Chisago City, Minnesota,
United States
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. This lake is sometimes also referred to as "Big Green Lake" because it is connected to Little Green Lake by a channel. Green Lake was named from the fact its waters are green from the high algae content.
Physical features
Green Lake has an area of . It is the largest lake in the Chisago City area and it is deep at its deepest point.
The average water clarity is about . It is connected by a channel to Little Green Lake. The main public boat access is located off of County Road 23 in Chisago City. There is a smaller public boat access on Little Green, off Green Lake Avenue, which can also be used to access Green Lake. Green Lake has three recognizable sections. "Little Green" is on the north end of the body of water. The main and biggest portion is in the middle. The south end has many bays and vegetation.
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Development
The shoreline of Green Lake is very developed. It has approximately 335 homes[ and one regional park. The regional park located on Green Lake is Camp Ojiketa. This park is of trees, trails and a few cabins available for rent.]Camp Fire Girls
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camp, but is now a venue that can be rented out for weddings, family gatherings, or other events.
Fishing
Green Lake specializes in walleye
The walleye (''Sander vitreus'', synonym ''Stizostedion vitreum''), also called the yellow pike or yellow pickerel, is a freshwater perciform fish native to most of Canada and to the Northern United States. It is a North American close relat ...
, bluegill
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, and crappie
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Etymology
The genus name ''Pomoxis'' ...
. Other common fish that are found in this lake are lake sturgeon, largemouth bass
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, and northern pike
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.[ Every year, Green Lake hosts a carp festival in which members of the contest go out late at night to catch as many carp as they can. Green Lake also hosts a bass tournament during Chisago City's annual "Ki-Chi-Saga Days" festival.
There are many different kinds of fish that can be found in Green Lake. A 2011 sample of the lake turned up the following species: black bullhead, black crappie, bluegill, bowfin (dogfish), brown bullhead, common carp, golden shiner, green sunfish, hybrid sunfish, largemouth bass, northern pike, pumpkinseed, walleye, yellow bullhead, yellow perch. The DNR annually stocks walleye in Green Lake. According to the DNR, "walleye management includes annual fingerling stocking at a rate of one pound per littoral acre () and a minimum harvest regulation. Walleye abundance is within the normal range for this lake type, although survey gill net catch rates have decreased since peaking in 1986. A recent management change from biennial to annual fingerling stocking may help to boost walleye numbers; however, yellow perch, an important prey for walleye, have been declining as well. A minimum length regulation is in effect for walleye, but nearly half the walleye caught in gill nets in the 2011 assessment were or larger.”
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References
External links
Department of Natural Resources (Green Lake)
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Lakes of Minnesota
Lakes of Chisago County, Minnesota