Cannon Lake (Rice County, Minnesota)

Cannon Lake
Location of Cannon Lake in Minnesota
Location of Cannon Lake in Minnesota
Cannon Lake
LocationWarsaw Township, Rice County, west of Faribault, Minnesota
Coordinates44°16′01″N 93°21′19″W / 44.267022°N 93.355300°W / 44.267022; -93.355300
Basin countriesUnited States
Surface area1,593.22 acres (2.48941 sq mi)
Max. depth15 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.

  1. ^ "Fisheries Lake Survey: Minnesota DNR". dnr.state.mn.us. Retrieved 2015-09-01.
  2. ^ "Image: arealakesmap.jpg, (1149 × 799 px)". discoverwaseca.com. Archived from the original on 2013-08-22. Retrieved 2015-09-01.