Lake Size: 111,527 acres Shoreline Length (Miles): 195 Miles Deepest Depth: 150 ft Latitude: 47.155755 Longitude: -94.389896 Lake Level Above Sea Level: 1296 ft (395 m) Counties: Cass County Cities: Walker Water Quality: Fertile with moderate clarity. However, due to the lake’s irregular shape and diverse basin configuration, water clarity and temperature/oxygen profiles vary considerably from Kebekona and Agency bays can be almost twice as deep as in the main basin.
Information: Leech Lake is a lake located in north central Minnesota, United States. It is southeast of Bemidji, located mainly within the Leech Lake Indian Reservation, and completely within the Chippewa National Forest. It is used as a reservoir. The lake is the third largest in Minnesota, it covers 112,835 acres, has 195 miles of shoreline, and has a maximum depth of 150 feet (46 m).
Zebulon Pike, who led a party in 1805-1806 to find the head waters of the Mississippi, thought that Leech Lake was the source of that river. It is actually Lake Itasca, although Leech Lake also feeds into the Mississippi.
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Leech Lake is a popular sport fishing hotspot, and is fished for walleye, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, panfish, northern pike and muskellunge. The state record Lake Whitefish (12 lbs, 4.5 oz) and Pumpkinseed (1 lb, 5.6 oz) were both caught here in 1999.
Leech Lake offers some of the most expansive waters in Minnesota, are is the heart of the Chippewa National Forest. The dense woods and sparkling lakes of the forest give the area a near-wilderness character, but those who vacation here will find all the comforts of home.
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