WABEDO LAKE
NEAR LONGVILLE, CASS COUNTY
Area: 1,226 acres.
Deepest Point: 95 feet.
Water Quality: Wabedo Lake is in Lake Class 22; lakes in the class are generally clear, large, deep lakes with a low percentage of shallow water area and have very irregularly shaped shorelines with many bays or points.
Number of aquatic plant species: A total of 38 aquatic plant taxa were recorded.
Fish: black bullhead, black crappie, bluegill, brown bullhead, burbot, hybrid sunfish, largemouth bass, muskellunge, northern pike, pumpkinseed, rock bass, smallmouth bass, tullibee (cisco), walleye, yellow bullhead, yellow perch, bigmouth buffalo, bowfin (dogfish), redhorse, shorthead redhorse, white sucker, common shiner, golden shiner, tadpole madtom; This lake has special fishing regulations that differ from statewide or border water regulations for those species identified below and take precedence. Northern Pike: All from 24-36” must be immediately released. One over 36” allowed in possession. (DNR)
Public Boat Access: On southwest end off County Road 120.
Historic Fact: Wabedo Lake is derived from an Ojibwa Warrior, named “Wab-ud-ow” which means white gore or mushroom lake. This Ojibwa warrior was the first to be killed by a Sioux Indian war party in a skirmish at this lake in 1768.
Sources: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, minnesotalakes.net and Wikipedia