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APPLICANTS FOR WATER SURFACE USE ORDINANCES ARE REQUIRED BY MINN. S RULE 6110.3600 TO SUPPLY THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION REGARDING THE WATER BODY TO BE REGULATED. YOU MAY USE THIS FORM OR SEPARATE SHEETS TO PROVIDE THE NECESSARY INFORMATION. PLEASE NOTE ANY INFORMATION THAT IS NOT RELEVANT. 1.Physical Characteristics Peltier Lake - Anoka County a. Size - normal surface acreage, if available, or the basin acreage listed in the Division of Waters Bulletin No. 25 "An Inventory of Minnesota Lakes." 465 surface acres (or) basin average b. Crowding potential - expressed as a ratio of water surface area to length of shoreline. Not available surface acres: miles of shoreline c. Bottom topography and water depth (deepest & average) (available from DNR regional or area fisheries headquarters). Maximum depth is 18 feet in the center of southern portion of the lake. The entire north portion 'of the lake is Tess than 5 feet in depth . d. Shore soils and bottom sediments (available from, DNR regional or area fisheries headquarters). e. Aquatic flora and fauna (available from DNR regional or area fisheries headquarters) . Status of the Fishery (as of 08/11/1997) Walleye fry were stocked biannually 1995 through 1997 The fish population of Peltier Lake is dominated by black bullhead, which made up over 75% of the fish captured in 1997. Black crappie were the next most abundant fish present, with most fish of small size. Bluegill were less abundant with nearly half of fish over 7 inches long. Northern pike numbers were good, with most fish three years old. Walleye numbers were high for this lake class with some fish over 20 inches. Carp numbers were above average for this lake class. Other species present in the lake include bowfin, golden shiner, largemouth bass (2 fish), muskellunge (1 fish), white sucker, yellow bullhead, and yellow perch. Several minnow species were sampled in seine hauls. A heron rookery has been present on the island in the lake since 1982. At its largest it included 1137 nests of three species - Great Blue Heron, Great Egret and Black- crowned Night Heron. The heronry was abandoned midway through the nesting season in 2000 and again in 2001. Cause of abandonment may be related to human disturbance. This is the second largest rookery in the 7 county metro area. It is a very significant regional natural resource.