Deer Boat Ramps

4 boat launches are mapped on Deer in Itasca County, Cass County, Otter Tail County, Minnesota.

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

Deer facts

Surface area4,035 acres
TypeLake/Pond (mapped as Deer Lake)
Average depthabout 28 ft (modelled estimate)
Water volumeabout 111,700 acre-feet (modelled)
Shoreline lengthabout 20 miles
Surface elevation1,302 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 Deer

Found in state fisheries survey (2023): Black crappie, Bluegill, Bowfin, Golden shiner, Hybrid sunfish, Iowa darter, Lake whitefish, Largemouth bass, Muskellunge, Northern pike, Pumpkinseed, Rock bass, Smallmouth bass, Tullibee (cisco), Walleye, White sucker, Yellow bullhead, Yellow perch.

Minnesota DNR lists maximum depth 121 ft, mean depth 42 ft, average water clarity 13.3 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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