---
type: lake
name: "Lotus Lake"
county: "Carver"
nearest_town: "Chanhassen"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 245
max_depth_ft: 29
latitude: 44.87703
longitude: -93.5305
lake_score: 60
dnr_lake_id: "10000600"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/carver-county/lotus-lake
---

# Lotus Lake

Lake in Carver County, Minnesota, near Chanhassen

- **Surface Area**: 245 acres
- **Max Depth**: 29 ft
- **Shoreline**: 4.8 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 5.3 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 60/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Lotus Lake is a 245-acre lake near Chanhassen in Carver County, Minnesota. It reaches 29 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 4.8 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 5.3 feet.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 13 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 city. OpenStreetMap shows a swim beach on or beside the lake. The lake is listed as infested with Eurasian watermilfoil, brittle naiad, and zebra mussel — clean, drain and dry your boat and gear before leaving. Ice typically goes out around April 4, based on 20 years of DNR ice-out records.

## Access

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

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 13
- **Stocked**: Yes
- **Last DNR survey**: 2025
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## 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, Brown Bullhead, Common Carp, Green Sunfish, Hybrid Sunfish, White Sucker, Yellow Bullhead

## Invasive Species

Eurasian watermilfoil, brittle naiad, zebra mussel. Clean, drain and dry boats and gear before leaving.

## Ice-Out

- **Median ice-out**: April 4
- **Years of record**: 20
- **Earliest**: 2024-03-03
- **Latest**: 2018-05-01

## Nearby Lakes

- [Christmas Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hennepin-county/christmas-lake) - 1.5 miles, 267 acres
- [Lake Ann](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/carver-county/lake-ann) - 1.5 miles, 116 acres
- [Lake Susan](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/carver-county/lake-susan) - 1.8 miles, 88 acres
- [Mitchell Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hennepin-county/mitchell-lake) - 2.2 miles, 114 acres
- [Lake Riley](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/carver-county/lake-riley) - 2.8 miles, 296 acres
- [Red Rock Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hennepin-county/red-rock-lake) - 3.4 miles, 97 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=44.87703,-93.5305)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=10000600)
- [All lakes in Carver County](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/carver-county)

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