---
type: lake
name: "Steiger Lake"
county: "Carver"
nearest_town: "Victoria"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 166
max_depth_ft: 37
latitude: 44.86637
longitude: -93.65886
lake_score: 51
dnr_lake_id: "10004500"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/carver-county/steiger-lake
---

# Steiger Lake

Lake in Carver County, Minnesota, near Victoria

- **Surface Area**: 166 acres
- **Max Depth**: 37 ft
- **Shoreline**: 2.3 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 6.2 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (gravel or earth)
- **Lake Score**: 51/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Steiger Lake is a 166-acre lake near Victoria in Carver County, Minnesota. It reaches 37 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 2.3 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 6.2 feet.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 14 fish species here, including northern pike, largemouth bass, black crappie, bluegill, pumpkinseed, and yellow perch. Special fishing regulations apply to largemouth bass and northern pike, and they override the statewide limits. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2024.

There is one public boat launch (gravel or earth surface) managed by the county. The lake is listed as infested with Eurasian watermilfoil — clean, drain and dry your boat and gear before leaving. Ice typically goes out around March 30, based on 15 years of DNR ice-out records.

## Access

- **Public access**: 1 public boat launch (gravel or earth)
- **Managed by**: county
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 14
- **Stocked**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 2024
- **Special regulations**: Yes
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

### Special Regulations

- **Largemouth Bass, Northern Pike**: Catch-and-release only.

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Boating, Paddling

## Amenities

Boat Ramp

## Fish Species

Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Yellow Perch, Black Bullhead, Bowfin, Brown Bullhead, Common Carp, 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**: March 30
- **Years of record**: 15
- **Earliest**: 2024-03-03
- **Latest**: 2018-04-30

## Nearby Lakes

- [Schutz Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/carver-county/schutz-lake) - 0.9 miles, 106 acres
- [Zumbra-Sunny Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/carver-county/zumbra-sunny-lake) - 1.2 miles, 271 acres
- [Auburn Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/carver-county/auburn-lake) - 1.4 miles, 291 acres
- [Stone Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/carver-county/stone-lake) - 1.8 miles, 101 acres
- [Wassermann Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/carver-county/wassermann-lake) - 1.9 miles, 170 acres
- [Virginia Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/carver-county/virginia-lake) - 2 miles, 105 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=44.86637,-93.65886)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=10004500)
- [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/steiger-lake)*