FISHES OF SOUTHWESTERN MINNESOTA. 



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Lake Washington lies in the southern part of Lesueur County, 

 about 12 miles northeast from Mankato, and contains in the neighbor 

 hood of 1,100 acres. It has an outlet on the northwest which is known 

 as Shantaska Creek, and which flows into Minnesota River near St. 

 Peter. By reference to the map it will be seen that the shores of tin- 

 lake are somewhat irregular and that in places the water is quite deep 

 as compared with similar lakes of the region. In a bay od the west 

 there are sedges and lily pads (Nymphcea reniformis), several species of 



Note. 



Indicates sari/ty shares. 



" " aquatic vegetations. 



water lilies (JYuphar advena-)- 

 " •- ■• " ( ' Tfyfnphaea- reni/ormisj 



SoiLrulinxjs show the depths in fiet~ 



Map of Lakes Washington and George, LeSueur County, Minnesota. 



Potamogcton, alga 1 , and various other aquatic plants, and these are 

 densely populated with the lower forms of animal life commonly found 

 in such places. In the northern part of the eastern point there is also 

 much vegetation, but no lily pads, and at many places along the shore 

 sedges grow. This lake has long been noted lor its commercial fish- 

 ing, and is at present one of the best fishing-points in this part of the 

 State. The fishes commonly taken are the pickerel, wall eyed pike, 

 large-mouthed black bass, rock bass, and crappie. The pickerel and the 

 wall-eyed pike arc most abundant, 



