Knife Lake in the BWCA

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Trip Reports
Campsites
Portages
Fish
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Acres: 3756.5

State/Province: MN

MN DNR Lake Info

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Title	Author	Entry Point	Date	Last Updated	Comments
2021 Trips - 2nd Staff Training Trip	Riley Smith	52 - Brant Lake	6/14/2021	1/24/2024	0
2023 Trips - Our Voyageur Challenge - the Pace Canoe	Riley Smith	12 - Little Vermilion Lake	8/31/2023	1/20/2024	0
2021 Trips - Gals Trip + Riley	Riley Smith	27 - Snowbank Lake	5/15/2021	1/20/2024	0
23 Man Chain to Saganagons	TMcG	62 - Carp Lake	8/22/2023	1/11/2024	0
Quesedilla Incident	rationmaster	25 - Moose Lake	6/2/2019	6/28/2023	0
Lamb Loop	rationmaster	27 - Snowbank Lake	9/1/2022	6/27/2023	0
The Big Island	rationmaster	21 - Batchewaung Lake	5/15/2023	6/27/2023	0
Overnight to Dorothy's	Riley Smith	28 - Snowbank Lake Only	7/29/2022	3/16/2023	0
Hanging out north of the South Arm	TuscaroraBorealis	55 - Saganaga Lake	5/18/2020	7/1/2020	1
Second Guide Trip - 2019	Riley Smith	25 - Moose Lake	7/21/2019	9/3/2019	0
Birch to Moose	beelarr	F - Moose Lk to Newfound & Sucker Lks	6/3/2019	6/12/2019	0
Training Trip	Riley Smith	25 - Moose Lake	6/3/2018	2/24/2019	0
It's All Me	Riley Smith	54 - Seagull Lake	5/23/2017	2/24/2019	0
Tandem Rookie Trip	Teenda	27 - Snowbank Lake	7/31/2014	3/20/2018	2
Adventures on and Around Kekekabic Lake	IHearTheRain	25 - Moose Lake	8/9/2017	9/10/2017	0
Moose to Knife	MnJohn	25 - Moose Lake	8/10/2017	8/15/2017	0
Snowbank to Kek and back	matt13	27 - Snowbank Lake	7/11/2015	2/6/2016	0
June 2015 - Birch --> Ensign	FreeRangeZombie	25 - Moose Lake	6/20/2015	12/4/2015	2
100 mile Ely to Gunflint side and back	Bradford	25 - Moose Lake	9/9/2014	10/28/2015	1
Father and Son Trip	Joe Scott	55 - Saganaga Lake	6/27/2015	7/5/2015	1
American Point to Rabbit Lake; Day trip to fish Nawakwa; Day trip to Eddy Falls	IHearTheRain	55 - Saganaga Lake	7/26/2013	1/29/2015	0
Ottertrack-Cherry-Hanson	bwbrian	55 - Saganaga Lake	7/20/2013	2/15/2014	3
Loop: Moose to Insula Lake (Pagami Creek fire)	Randy.Pfeifer	25 - Moose Lake	9/15/2012	10/8/2012	1
April Isle of Pines Trip	Auralee Strege	25 - Moose Lake	4/27/2012	5/18/2012	0

Campsite	Location	Status	Lake	Avg Rating	Good Tent Pads	Max Tent Pads	PCD Rating	PCD Tent Pads	Has Photos	My Rating	Good Tent Pads	Max Tent Pads

Portage	Lakes	Length (m)	Has Photos	Has Comments	Has My Comments
48	Knife, Toe	85	Yes	Yes	No
51	Toe, Knife	69	No	Yes	No
83	Portage, Knife	198	Yes	Yes	No
317	Amoeber, Knife	409	Yes	Yes	No
323	Knife	257	Yes	Yes	No
329	Knife, Knife	197	Yes	Yes	No
332	Knife	92	Yes	Yes	No
342	Knife	665	Yes	Yes	No
345	Knife, Bonnie	210	Yes	Yes	No
391	Knife, Vera	968	No	Yes	No
840	Hanson, Knife	596	Yes	Yes	No

Species	Survey Type	Qty Compared to Similar Lakes	Weight Compared to Similar Lakes

Fish survey information was obtained from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources lake information report.

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