Hazel Lake
Making Connections
- Portage Southeast, 140 rods to Phoebe River, bound for Knight
- Portage Northwest, 59 rods to Phoebe River, bound for Polly
Maps
Links
- DNR Lake No. 380069
- Lake Map No. C1616
- Lake Table No. 9D
- 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
Hazel is a rather small, triangular
lake, ½ mile to a side. It sits on the Lady Chain of lakes, in the
middle of the Phoebe River, connected by almost 1½ miles of river
and a 140 rod portage to Knight, some 50' above
it to the southeast. The river upstream towards Knight passes through one
of the finest large riverside bogs in the area. Pause to look more closely
at the varied plant life, and note the stunted Black Spruce (Picea
mariana) and Tamarack (Larix
laricina). You might even encounter a moose. Downstream the Phoebe
River drops 35', much of it in a broad shallow cascade over a smooth rock
face just off the portage trail at the end of the lake. From there, it is
four more portages, of 25, 92, 16, and 97 rods respectively, and another
2 miles of occasionally shallow and rocky river, into Lake
Polly.
Campsites
Hazel has three campsites, one on each
of its three sides. That on the southwestern shore appears to have good
elevation and exposure, though the through traffic on the Phoebe River passes
just offshore. The other two sites, while more out-of-the-way, appear to
be relatively low and bug infested. That, plus the presence of obvious bear
sign at both, caused us to pass on these two sites in July of '97, seeking
better accommodations upriver.
Planning Considerations
Hazel sits astride one of the more popular
canoe routes in the BWCAW, the "Lady Chain" of lakes from Polly in the west
through Hazel, Knight (?), Phoebe,
Grace, Ella, and Beth
to Alton/Sawbill in
the east. It is a route from which no others branch off so expect to travel
in the company of other parties during any of the busier travel periods.
And, as always, stop early in the day to avoid getting stuck with a mosquito
infested bear latrine for a campsite.
Wildlife
Hazel supports populations of Northern
Pike (Esox lucius), White
Sucker (Catostomus commersoni),
and Yellow Perch (Perca flavescens).
Notes and Comments
Last updated on
11 April, 2004
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