---
type: lake
name: "Reitz Lake"
county: "Carver"
nearest_town: "Coney Island"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 92
max_depth_ft: 36
latitude: 44.83841
longitude: -93.74826
lake_score: 50
dnr_lake_id: "10005200"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/carver-county/reitz-lake
---

# Reitz Lake

Lake in Carver County, Minnesota, near Coney Island

- **Surface Area**: 92 acres
- **Max Depth**: 36 ft
- **Shoreline**: 2.1 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 6.9 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 50/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Reitz Lake is a 92-acre lake near Coney Island in Carver County, Minnesota. It reaches 36 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 2.1 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 6.9 feet.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 14 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, largemouth bass, black crappie, bluegill, and pumpkinseed. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2021.

There is one public boat launch (concrete surface) managed by the Minnesota DNR. 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 8, based on 7 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**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 2021
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Paddling

## Amenities

Boat Ramp

## Fish Species

Walleye, Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Yellow Perch, Black Bullhead, Common Carp, Freshwater Drum, 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 8
- **Years of record**: 7
- **Earliest**: 2024-03-03
- **Latest**: 2014-04-19

## Nearby Lakes

- [Piersons Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/carver-county/piersons-lake) - 2.4 miles, 267 acres
- [Lake Waconia](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/carver-county/lake-waconia) - 2.8 miles, 3,080 acres
- [Parley Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/carver-county/parley-lake) - 3.2 miles, 258 acres
- [Wassermann Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/carver-county/wassermann-lake) - 3.6 miles, 170 acres
- [Auburn Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/carver-county/auburn-lake) - 3.6 miles, 291 acres
- [Miller Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/carver-county/miller-lake) - 3.7 miles, 143 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=44.83841,-93.74826)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=10005200)
- [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/reitz-lake)*