Mayo Lake map - Crow Wing County

NEAR PEQUOT LAKES, CROW WING COUNTY

Area: 162.18 acres

Deepest Point: 22 feet and about 95% of the lake is 15 feet deep or less

Defining Characteristics: Mayo lake is a moderately developed lake with 15 homes or cabins per shoreline mile. The lake is connected via Mayo Creek to Upper Gull Lake.

Water quality: Eutrophic, has high biological productivity, able to support an abundance of aquatic plants.

Number of aquatic plant species: 31 aquatic plant species.

Fish: black bullhead, black crappie, bluegill, brown bullhead, green sunfish, hybrid sunfish, largemouth bass, northern pike, pumpkinseed, walleye, yellow bullhead, yellow perch, bowfin (dogfish), white sucker

Historic Fact: The Mayo Lake Dam was constructed by the federal Works Progress Administration in August through October of 1936. The WPA cooperated with the Minnesota Department of Conservation division of Drainage and Waters to create this “type C” dam. The purpose of this type of dam is to control the water level of a lake.

Sources: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, minnesotalakes.net and Wikipedia

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MAYO LAKE

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Mayo Lake map - Crow Wing County

Published on Apr 25, 2023

Brainerd Dispatch and Echo Journal

Area: 162.18 acres Deepest Point: 22 feet and about 95% of the lake is 15 feet deep or less Defining Characteristics: Mayo lake is a moderately developed lake with 15 homes or cabins per shoreline mile. The lake is connected via Mayo Creek to Upper Gull Lake. Water quality: Eutrophic, has high biological productivity, able to support an abundance of aquatic plants. Fish: black bullhead, black crappie, bluegill, brown bullhead, green sunfish, hybrid sunfish, largemouth bass, northern pike, pumpkinseed, walleye, yellow bullhead, yellow perch, bowfin (dogfish), white sucker Historic Fact: The Mayo Lake Dam was constructed by the federal Works Progress Administration in August through October of 1936. The WPA cooperated with the Minnesota Department of Conservation division of Drainage and Waters to create this “type C” dam. The purpose of this type of dam is to control the water level of a lake.