---
type: lake
name: "Zumbra-Sunny Lake"
county: "Carver"
nearest_town: "Victoria"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 271
max_depth_ft: 58
latitude: 44.88289
longitude: -93.66695
lake_score: 67
dnr_lake_id: "10004100"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/carver-county/zumbra-sunny-lake
---

# Zumbra-Sunny Lake

Lake in Carver County, Minnesota, near Victoria

- **Surface Area**: 271 acres
- **Max Depth**: 58 ft
- **Average Depth**: 14 ft
- **Shoreline**: 5.8 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 11.9 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (gravel or earth)
- **Lake Score**: 67/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Zumbra-Sunny Lake is a 271-acre lake near Victoria in Carver County, Minnesota. It reaches 58 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 14 feet, and has roughly 5.8 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 11.9 feet, clearer than most lakes in the state.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 14 fish species here, including northern pike, largemouth bass, black crappie, bluegill, pumpkinseed, and yellow perch. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2025.

There is one public boat launch (gravel or earth surface) managed by the county. OpenStreetMap shows a swim beach on or beside the lake. 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 31, based on 14 years of DNR ice-out records.

## Access

- **Public access**: 1 public boat launch (gravel or earth)
- **Managed by**: county
- **Launch fee**: Permit or fee required

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 14
- **Stocked**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 2025
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Boating, Paddling, Swimming

## Amenities

Boat Ramp, Swim Beach

## 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 31
- **Years of record**: 14
- **Earliest**: 2024-03-06
- **Latest**: 2018-05-01

## Nearby Lakes

- [Stone Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/carver-county/stone-lake) - 0.7 miles, 101 acres
- [Schutz Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/carver-county/schutz-lake) - 1.1 miles, 106 acres
- [Steiger Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/carver-county/steiger-lake) - 1.2 miles, 166 acres
- [Auburn Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/carver-county/auburn-lake) - 1.5 miles, 291 acres
- [Virginia Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/carver-county/virginia-lake) - 1.7 miles, 105 acres
- [Wassermann Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/carver-county/wassermann-lake) - 2.9 miles, 170 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=44.88289,-93.66695)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=10004100)
- [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/zumbra-sunny-lake)*