---
type: lake
name: "Little Floyd Lake"
county: "Becker"
nearest_town: "Detroit Lakes"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 215
max_depth_ft: 34
latitude: 46.87476
longitude: -95.83346
lake_score: 56
dnr_lake_id: "03038600"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/becker-county/little-floyd-lake
---

# Little Floyd Lake

Lake in Becker County, Minnesota, near Detroit Lakes

- **Surface Area**: 215 acres
- **Max Depth**: 34 ft
- **Shoreline**: 2.2 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 9.1 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (asphalt)
- **Lake Score**: 56/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Little Floyd Lake is a 215-acre lake near Detroit Lakes in Becker County, Minnesota. It reaches 34 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 2.2 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 9.1 feet.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 16 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 northern pike, and they override the statewide limits. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2021.

There is one public boat launch (asphalt surface) managed by the Minnesota DNR. The lake is listed as infested with zebra mussel — clean, drain and dry your boat and gear before leaving. Ice typically goes out around April 18, based on 7 years of DNR ice-out records.

## Access

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

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 16
- **Stocked**: Yes
- **Last DNR survey**: 2021
- **Special regulations**: Yes
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

### Special Regulations

- **Northern Pike**: All from 24-36" must be immediately released. Possession limit three, only one over 36".

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Boating, Paddling

## Amenities

Boat Ramp

## Fish Species

Walleye, Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Yellow Perch, Tullibee (Cisco), Rock Bass, Black Bullhead, Bowfin, Brown Bullhead, Green Sunfish, Hybrid Sunfish, White Sucker, Yellow Bullhead

## Invasive Species

zebra mussel. Clean, drain and dry boats and gear before leaving.

## Ice-Out

- **Median ice-out**: April 18
- **Years of record**: 7
- **Earliest**: 2010-04-01
- **Latest**: 2022-05-05

## Nearby Lakes

- [Floyd Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/becker-county/floyd-lake) - 1.1 miles, 1,178 acres
- [Pickerel Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/becker-county/pickerel-lake) - 5 miles, 361 acres
- [Long Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/becker-county/long-lake) - 5 miles, 415 acres
- [Rock Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/becker-county/rock-lake) - 5.2 miles, 1,196 acres
- [Detroit Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/becker-county/detroit-lake) - 6 miles, 3,067 acres
- [Perch Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/becker-county/perch-lake) - 6.2 miles, 48 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=46.87476,-95.83346)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=03038600)
- [All lakes in Becker County](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/becker-county)

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*Source: [MinneLakes.org](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/becker-county/little-floyd-lake)*