---
type: lake
name: "Peltier Lake"
county: "Anoka"
nearest_town: "Centerville (Anoka)"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 552
max_depth_ft: 18
latitude: 45.18312
longitude: -93.05975
lake_score: 51
dnr_lake_id: "02000400"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/anoka-county/peltier-lake
---

# Peltier Lake

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

- **Surface Area**: 552 acres
- **Max Depth**: 18 ft
- **Shoreline**: 8.2 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 4.4 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 51/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Peltier Lake is a 552-acre lake near Centerville (Anoka) in Anoka County, Minnesota. It reaches 18 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 8.2 miles of shoreline. By surface area it ranks No. 3 among the 15 Anoka County lakes in this directory. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 4.4 feet.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 15 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. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2025.

There is one public boat launch (concrete surface) managed by the county. The lake is listed as infested with Eurasian watermilfoil — clean, drain and dry your boat and gear before leaving. Ice typically goes out around April 7, based on 55 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**: 15
- **Stocked**: Yes
- **Last DNR survey**: 2025
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Boating, Paddling

## Amenities

Boat Ramp

## Fish Species

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

## Invasive Species

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

## Ice-Out

- **Median ice-out**: April 7
- **Years of record**: 55
- **Earliest**: 2024-03-03
- **Latest**: 2013-04-30

## Nearby Lakes

- [Centerville Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/anoka-county/centerville-lake) - 1.5 miles, 474 acres
- [Reshanau Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/anoka-county/reshanau-lake) - 2.9 miles, 337 acres
- [Otter Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/anoka-county/otter-lake) - 4.2 miles, 302 acres
- [Bald Eagle Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/ramsey-county/bald-eagle-lake) - 5 miles, 1,049 acres
- [Golden Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/anoka-county/golden-lake) - 5.5 miles, 58 acres
- [Clear Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/washington-county/clear-lake) - 6.1 miles, 429 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=45.18312,-93.05975)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=02000400)
- [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/peltier-lake)*