Bear Boat Ramps

4 boat launches are mapped on Bear in Itasca County, Carlton County, McLeod County, Freeborn County, Minnesota.

4 of these launches include facility details from Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.

Bear facts

Surface area115 acres
TypeLake/Pond (mapped as Bear Lake)
Average depthabout 15 ft (modelled estimate)
Water volumeabout 1,330 acre-feet (modelled)
Shoreline lengthabout 1.8 miles
Surface elevation1,070 ft above sea level

Sources: USGS National Hydrography Dataset (public domain); HydroLAKES v1.0 (Messager et al. 2016, CC BY 4.0). Matched to this page by name and location; modelled values are approximate. See all sources.

Fish in Bear

Found in state fisheries survey (2015): Black bullhead, Black crappie, Bluegill, Brown bullhead, Green sunfish, Hybrid sunfish, Largemouth bass, Northern pike, Pumpkinseed, Walleye, White sucker, Yellow bullhead, Yellow perch.

Minnesota DNR lists maximum depth 31 ft, mean depth 11 ft, average water clarity 6.1 ft.

Source: Minnesota DNR LakeFinder lake survey. Species lists come from state survey and stocking records, not a guarantee of what you will catch; check current state fishing regulations.

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