Big Boat Ramps

5 boat launches are mapped on Big in St. Louis County, Beltrami County, Stearns County, Todd County, Carlton County, Minnesota.

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

Big facts

Surface area515 acres
TypeLake/Pond (mapped as Big Lake)
Average depthabout 16 ft (modelled estimate)
Water volumeabout 7,013 acre-feet (modelled)
Shoreline lengthabout 5.9 miles
Surface elevation1,299 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 Big

Found in state fisheries survey (2020): Black bullhead, Black crappie, Bluegill, Brown bullhead, Golden shiner, Green sunfish, Hybrid sunfish, Iowa darter, Largemouth bass, Northern pike, Pumpkinseed, Walleye, White sucker, Yellow perch.

Minnesota DNR lists maximum depth 25 ft, mean depth 8 ft, average water clarity 13.2 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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