Big Dick Lake

Big Dick Lake
Big Dick Lake
LocationItasca County, Minnesota
Coordinates47°36′38″N 93°36′33″W / 47.61056°N 93.60917°W / 47.61056; -93.60917
Typelake
Surface area256.2 acres (103.7 ha)

Big Dick Lake is a natural lake in Itasca County, Minnesota, in the United States.[1] It is located within Chippewa National Forest. This lake has a surface area of 256.2 acres (103.7 ha).[2]

Big Dick Lake is known for its good fishing, with large numbers of northern pike, crappies, Large mouth bass, blue gills, and perch, although for the latter two "the fish are small."[3] In addition to those mentioned, there are Brown Bullhead.[4] As well as those species, "fish species in the lake include Golden Shiner, Hybrid Sunfish and White Sucker."[5]

The Lake has a wide range of plants growing "immersed", "emergent", and in a "wetland".[6] Immersed plants include Najas flexilis (Bushy Pondweed), Potamogeton praelongus (White-stemmed Pondweed), and Utricularia vulgaris (Greater bladderwort).[6] "Emergent Plants (Plants with leaves extending above the water surface)" include Equisetum fluviatile (Water horsetail), Sagittaria latifolia (Broad-leaved Arrowhead), and Typha latifolia (Broad-leaved cat-tail).[6]

The Lake is also known for its unusual hydronym.[7][4]

See also

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Big Dick Lake
  2. ^ "Name: Big Dick". Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
  3. ^ "Minnesota - Grand Rapids & Bemidji Area Fishing Map Guide". Sportsman's Connection. 1999. pp. 1001–101. ISBN 9781885010308. Retrieved February 10, 2026.
  4. ^ a b Hart, Tony (January 18, 2022). "You Won't Believe the Names of These Two Adjacent Minnesota Lakes". MIX 108. Retrieved February 11, 2026. Lake names in the state of Minnesota are handled by the Department of Natural Resources and there is a process in place to either name a lake, or change the name of a lake, and I can imagine that whoever approved these two lakes had a good sense of humor. Hidden away in the Chippewa National Forest, about an hour north of Grand Rapids in Marcell Township, you'll find Big Dick Lake and Little Dick Lake, and of course, they are right next to each other. Big Dick Lake is about 256 acres in size, and Little Dick Lake is only about 100 acres, but size isn't everything, right? Like, how's the fishing?
  5. ^ "Big Dick Lake: Itasca County, Minnesota". Lake Link. 2026. Retrieved February 11, 2026.
  6. ^ a b c "Minnesota Biological Survey: List of Plant Species Observed at Big Dick Lake" (PDF). Division of Natural Resources, State of Minnesota. Retrieved February 10, 2026.
  7. ^ Leverentz, T.J. (September 17, 2024). "News: Driver Hospitalized After Car-SUV Crash Near Rochester; 26 Funny, Quirky, and Weird Minnesota Lake Names". Quick Country. Retrieved February 10, 2026. Big Dick Lake: This lake apparently has some BDE. Just east of Marcell in Northern Minnesota, you'll find this chuckle-worthy gem. Some of these quirky and funny lake names embrace teenage humor, and this is one of them. I'm sure this lake is just happy it isn't the lake next door. ... Little Dick Lake
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