Mora Lake
Making Connections
- Portage North, 10 rods, to Tarry
- Portage South, 100 rods, to Whipped
- Paddle Southeast to Time
- Portage West, 45 rods, to Little Saganaga
Maps
- Fisher
F-12, Little Sag, Tuscarora, Temperance Lakes
- McKenzie
7, Tuscarora
Links
- DNR Lake No. 160732
- Lake Map No. N/A
- Lake Table No. 8B
- MDH Fish Consumption Advisory - N/A
- MPCA Water Quality - N/A
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Scale 1:21420
Full image approximately 2
miles square
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Description
Mora is a moderate size lake just to
the southeast of Little Saganaga. Its
form features two great westward reaching arms and a center marked with
large islands. At the end of the narrow northeast arm a 10 rod portage extends
to Tarry and to Crooked and Gillis
beyond. From the small southwest arm, a 100 rod portage connects with Whipped
and the Frost River area to the south and east. From the tip of the most
southerly of the two great western arms, a 45 rod portage leads west to
Little Sag.
Campsites
Mora has four established campsites,
two along its northern shore, one on the western shore opposite the large
island, and one on the east end of the island itself.
Planning Considerations
Mora provides connections linking the
Frost River in the south with Little Sag
in the west, and north, through Crooked, with
Gillis and the routes to the Round
Lake landing and to the Chub River. Mora is also a worthy, if popular,
destination in its own right, the high ratio of shoreline to area giving
it an almost cozy feel.
Wildlife
Mora supports Yellow Perch (Perca
flavescens), White Sucker (Catostomus
commersoni), Northern Pike (Esox
lucius), and perhaps Lake Trout (Salvelinus
namaycush).
Notes and Comments
While there is no reason, necessarily, to
try to avoid Mora, the maps suggest that something of a shortcut could be
effected on the way from Whipped to Little
Sag by way of Time Lake. There is a water route throughout but how passable
is it? We'd love to hear from those who've tried it.
Last updated on 11 April, 2004
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