Cannon Lake | |
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Location | Warsaw Township, Rice County, west of Faribault, Minnesota |
Coordinates | 44°16′01″N 93°21′19″W / 44.267022°N 93.355300°W |
Basin countries | United States |
Surface area | 1,593.22 acres (2.48941 sq mi) |
Max. depth | 15 feet (4.6 m) |
Cannon Lake is a lake located in Rice County, Minnesota, United States. The lake has a surface area of 1,593.22 acres and a maximum depth of 15 feet.[1]
The lake is part of the Cannon River system that starts in Shields Lake, goes through Le Sueur and Rice counties and drains into the Mississippi River.[2]
A survey of the lake in August 2009 showed the most predominant species of fish was the walleye. The walleyes averaged 7.3 fish per gill net with a mean weight of 2.3 pounds and a mean length of 17.7 inches.