Silver Lake (Cook County, Minnesota)

Silver Lake is a 22-acre lake in Cook County, Minnesota which is tributary to the Poplar River.[1] Silver Lake is six feet deep and has clarity down to 4.5 feet.[1] It has one inflow from Bulge Lake, and drains into Rice Lake[2] South of the inflow on the northwest shore, most of the west shore is a brush bog.[2] Silver Lake has a shoreline of 1.1 miles.[2]

Silver Lake
Location	Cook County, Minnesota, United States
Coordinates	47°47′5″N 90°45′48″W
Primary outflows	Poplar River
Basin countries	United States
Surface area	22 acres (0 km^2)

Because Silver Lake is connected to Rice Lake through a channel, both are expected to share the same fish population.[1] Walleyes, Northern Pike, and Yellow Perch have been found in surveys of Silver Lake proper, and surveys of Rice Lake have shown a presence of white sucker.[1]

References

1. Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. Silver Lake Information Report. 2013. Accessed August 29, 2013.
2. Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. Silver Lake Depth Map. 1983. Accessed August 29, 2013.