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Frequently Asked Questions About Kinney Lake, MN
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How big is Kinney Lake?
How deep is Kinney Lake?
What kind of fish can you catch in Kinney Lake?
Other fish species in the lake include Common Shiner, Creek Chub, Fathead Minnow, Golden Shiner, Green Sunfish, Mottled Sculpin, Northern Redbelly Dace, Rainbow Smelt and White Sucker.
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Are there places to stay in the Kinney Lake area?
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History & Status of the Fishery
Kinney Pit is a 51-acre mine pit in the town of Kinney, MN. There is a small city-owned park on the northwest shore with a concrete ramp. An adjacent mine pit is dewatering into Kinney pit through an inlet on the northeast shore. The water level is elevated approximately 1 ft due to beaver dams on the outlet. Like most mine pits, the walls are steep reducing littoral area. The pit is currently stocked with yearling rainbow trout twice a year by IRRRB. In 2010, 400 lbs each were stocked in May and October.
Four gill nets sampled 20 rainbow trout for a catch rate of 5.0/net. Size structure was good with fish ranging from 13 to 18 inches. Catch rates in two previous assessments were higher at 9.7 and 12.0/net. Catch rates were higher in past assessments because sampling occurred one month after stocking, whereas sampling occurred before stocking in this assessment. Other species sampled in gill nets include northern pike, white sucker and yellow perch.
An angler called our office in the winter of 2009 to report catching a ruffe in Kinney Pit. Ruffe are a small exotic fish common in Lake Superior. A small-mesh gill net was set in 2010 to confirm the presence of ruffe. No ruffe were sampled, however a single smelt and over 500 yellow perch were sampled. This was the first record of smelt in this pit.
Four half-inch trap nets were set for 12 net nights targeting near shore rainbow trout. No trout were sampled; however, common shiner and yellow perch were abundant.
The survey crew spoke with a City of Kinney employee who maintains the park and boat access. He mentioned that the park is popular in the spring and winter with anglers and that people often catch trout.
What is the average air temp for Kinney Lake?
Are there any state parks near Kinney Lake?
For more Minnesota State Park information see our State Park Guide.
More Nearby Lakes To Explore
There's more lake's to explore around Kinney Lake...| DISTANCE | ACRES | MAX DEPTH | |
| Yates Lake | 0.5 mi | 20 | 50 ft |
| Doherty Lake | 3.1 mi | 71 | 16 ft |
| West Two Rivers Reservoir | 3.6 mi | 967 | 27 ft |
| Mott Pit | 4.5 mi | 18 | 80 ft |
| Scott Lake | 4.9 mi | 17 | 19 ft |
| Kendall Lake | 5.0 mi | 53 | 43 ft |
| Unnamed Lake | 5.5 mi | 17 | 30 ft |
| Majestic Lake | 5.6 mi | 52 | 51 ft |
| Six Mile Lake | 5.9 mi | 98 | 14 ft |
| Mashkenode Lake | 6.1 mi | 128 | 14 ft |
