---
type: lake
name: "Virginia Lake"
county: "Carver"
nearest_town: "Victoria"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 105
max_depth_ft: 34
latitude: 44.88737
longitude: -93.6322
lake_score: 54
dnr_lake_id: "10001500"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/carver-county/virginia-lake
---

# Virginia Lake

Lake in Carver County, Minnesota, near Victoria

- **Surface Area**: 105 acres
- **Max Depth**: 34 ft
- **Shoreline**: 2.9 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 4.5 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 54/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Virginia Lake is a 105-acre lake near Victoria in Carver County, Minnesota. It reaches 34 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 2.9 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 4.5 feet.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 15 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, largemouth bass, black crappie, bluegill, and pumpkinseed. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2009.

There is one public boat launch (concrete surface) managed by the Minnesota DNR. OpenStreetMap shows a swim beach on or beside the lake. 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 4, based on 45 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**: 15
- **Stocked**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 2009
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Boating, Paddling, Swimming

## Amenities

Boat Ramp, Swim Beach

## Fish Species

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

## Ice-Out

- **Median ice-out**: April 4
- **Years of record**: 45
- **Earliest**: 2024-03-03
- **Latest**: 2018-04-30

## Nearby Lakes

- [Schutz Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/carver-county/schutz-lake) - 1 miles, 106 acres
- [Lake Minnewashta](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/carver-county/lake-minnewashta) - 1.5 miles, 680 acres
- [Zumbra-Sunny Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/carver-county/zumbra-sunny-lake) - 1.7 miles, 271 acres
- [Steiger Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/carver-county/steiger-lake) - 2 miles, 166 acres
- [Stone Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/carver-county/stone-lake) - 2.3 miles, 101 acres
- [Auburn Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/carver-county/auburn-lake) - 3 miles, 291 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=44.88737,-93.6322)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=10001500)
- [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/virginia-lake)*