---
type: lake
name: "Miller Lake"
county: "Carver"
nearest_town: "Benton"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 143
max_depth_ft: 14
latitude: 44.78574
longitude: -93.74184
lake_score: 19
dnr_lake_id: "10002900"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/carver-county/miller-lake
---

# Miller Lake

Lake in Carver County, Minnesota, near Benton

- **Surface Area**: 143 acres
- **Max Depth**: 14 ft
- **Shoreline**: 2.1 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 1.5 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: No public access on record
- **Lake Score**: 19/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Miller Lake is a 143-acre lake near Benton in Carver County, Minnesota. It reaches 14 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 2.1 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 1.5 feet, so expect stained or algae-tinted water in summer.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 11 fish species here, including northern pike, largemouth bass, black crappie, bluegill, and yellow perch. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2006.

No public water access is on record with the DNR, so getting on the water generally depends on a resort, private landing or permission from a shoreline owner. The lake is listed as infested with zebra mussel — clean, drain and dry your boat and gear before leaving.

## Access

- **Public access**: No public access on record
- **Managed by**: Not recorded
- **Launch fee**: N/A

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 11
- **Stocked**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 2006
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing

## Amenities

None on record

## Fish Species

Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Yellow Perch, Bigmouth Buffalo, Black Bullhead, Common Carp, Freshwater Drum, White Sucker, Yellow Bullhead

## Invasive Species

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

## Nearby Lakes

- [Reitz Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/carver-county/reitz-lake) - 3.7 miles, 92 acres
- [Piersons Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/carver-county/piersons-lake) - 3.8 miles, 267 acres
- [Lake Maria](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/carver-county/lake-maria) - 4.6 miles, 131 acres
- [Wassermann Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/carver-county/wassermann-lake) - 5.1 miles, 170 acres
- [Bavaria Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/carver-county/bavaria-lake) - 6.1 miles, 166 acres
- [Lake Waconia](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/carver-county/lake-waconia) - 6.1 miles, 3,080 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=44.78574,-93.74184)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=10002900)
- [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/miller-lake)*