---
type: lake
name: "Piersons Lake"
county: "Carver"
nearest_town: "Victoria"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 267
max_depth_ft: 40
latitude: 44.83248
longitude: -93.69929
lake_score: 54
dnr_lake_id: "10005300"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/carver-county/piersons-lake
---

# Piersons Lake

Lake in Carver County, Minnesota, near Victoria

- **Surface Area**: 267 acres
- **Max Depth**: 40 ft
- **Shoreline**: 4 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 7.8 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 54/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Piersons Lake is a 267-acre lake near Victoria in Carver County, Minnesota. It reaches 40 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 4 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 7.8 feet.

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 muskellunge and tiger muskellunge, 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 Minnesota DNR. The lake is listed as infested with Eurasian watermilfoil and zebra mussel — clean, drain and dry your boat and gear before leaving. Ice typically goes out around April 5, based on 43 years of DNR ice-out records.

## Access

- **Public access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Managed by**: Minnesota DNR
- **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

- **Muskellunge and Tiger Muskellunge**: Minimum size limit 40". Possession limit one.

## 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, Yellow Bullhead

## Invasive Species

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

## Ice-Out

- **Median ice-out**: April 5
- **Years of record**: 43
- **Earliest**: 2024-03-05
- **Latest**: 2013-04-29

## Nearby Lakes

- [Wassermann Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/carver-county/wassermann-lake) - 1.3 miles, 170 acres
- [Auburn Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/carver-county/auburn-lake) - 2.4 miles, 291 acres
- [Reitz Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/carver-county/reitz-lake) - 2.4 miles, 92 acres
- [Bavaria Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/carver-county/bavaria-lake) - 2.9 miles, 166 acres
- [Steiger Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/carver-county/steiger-lake) - 3.1 miles, 166 acres
- [Parley Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/carver-county/parley-lake) - 3.8 miles, 258 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=44.83248,-93.69929)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=10005300)
- [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/piersons-lake)*