Shell Lake in the BWCA

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Campsites
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Fish
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Acres: 497.7

State/Province: MN

MN DNR Lake Info

Swanson Party Lake Commentary

Acres are calculated and may not represent official values. The calculation only takes into account the area contained within the given state or province.

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Title	Author	Entry Point	Date	Last Updated	Comments
P Loop	rationmaster	14 - Little Indian Sioux River North	5/30/2023	6/27/2023	0
Shell Lake 2021	McGecker	14 - Little Indian Sioux River North	6/10/2021	8/10/2021	0
Lac La Croix Loop	henrypcamp	16 - Moose/Portage River North of Echo Trail	5/3/2021	5/10/2021	0
Shell Lake Weekend	Ben Strege	14 - Little Indian Sioux River North	6/4/2010	7/13/2011	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
257	Heritage, Shell	166	No	Yes	No
769	Lower Pauness, Shell	1115	Yes	Yes	No
837	Little Shell, Shell	49	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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