---
type: lake
name: "Centerville Lake"
county: "Anoka"
nearest_town: "Centerville (Anoka)"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 474
max_depth_ft: 19
latitude: 45.16331
longitude: -93.06995
lake_score: 60
dnr_lake_id: "02000600"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/anoka-county/centerville-lake
---

# Centerville Lake

Lake in Anoka County, Minnesota, near Centerville (Anoka)

- **Surface Area**: 474 acres
- **Max Depth**: 19 ft
- **Average Depth**: 12 ft
- **Shoreline**: 4 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 2.4 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 60/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Centerville Lake is a 474-acre lake near Centerville (Anoka) in Anoka County, Minnesota. It reaches 19 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 12 feet, and has roughly 4 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 2.4 feet, so expect stained or algae-tinted water in summer.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 14 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, largemouth bass, black crappie, bluegill, and pumpkinseed. The DNR has stocking records for the lake, so check the stocking report for the most recent species and year classes. Special fishing regulations apply to sunfish, and they override the statewide limits. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2025.

There is one public boat launch (concrete surface) managed by the county. OpenStreetMap shows a swim beach on or beside the lake. The lake is listed as infested with Eurasian watermilfoil — clean, drain and dry your boat and gear before leaving. Ice typically goes out around March 31, based on 16 years of DNR ice-out records.

## Access

- **Public access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Managed by**: county
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 14
- **Stocked**: Yes
- **Last DNR survey**: 2025
- **Special regulations**: Yes
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

### Special Regulations

- **Sunfish**: Daily limit five.

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Boating, Paddling, Swimming, Picnicking

## Amenities

Boat Ramp, Swim Beach, Picnic Area

## Fish Species

Walleye, Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Yellow Perch, Black Bullhead, Bowfin, Brown Bullhead, Common Carp, Hybrid Sunfish, White Sucker, Yellow Bullhead

## Invasive Species

Eurasian watermilfoil. Clean, drain and dry boats and gear before leaving.

## Ice-Out

- **Median ice-out**: March 31
- **Years of record**: 16
- **Earliest**: 2024-03-05
- **Latest**: 2013-05-02

## Nearby Lakes

- [Peltier Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/anoka-county/peltier-lake) - 1.5 miles, 552 acres
- [Reshanau Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/anoka-county/reshanau-lake) - 1.6 miles, 337 acres
- [Otter Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/anoka-county/otter-lake) - 3.1 miles, 302 acres
- [Bald Eagle Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/ramsey-county/bald-eagle-lake) - 4.1 miles, 1,049 acres
- [Golden Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/anoka-county/golden-lake) - 4.4 miles, 58 acres
- [Pleasant Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/ramsey-county/pleasant-lake) - 4.9 miles, 607 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=45.16331,-93.06995)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=02000600)
- [All lakes in Anoka County](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/anoka-county)

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*Source: [MinneLakes.org](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/anoka-county/centerville-lake)*