---
type: lake
name: "Little Lake"
county: "Chisago"
nearest_town: "Center City"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 168
max_depth_ft: 23
latitude: 45.41315
longitude: -92.79385
lake_score: 49
dnr_lake_id: "13003300"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/chisago-county/little-lake
---

# Little Lake

Lake in Chisago County, Minnesota, near Center City

- **Surface Area**: 168 acres
- **Max Depth**: 23 ft
- **Shoreline**: 3 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 4.1 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 49/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Little Lake is a 168-acre lake near Center City in Chisago County, Minnesota. It reaches 23 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 3 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 4.1 feet.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 13 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. 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 — clean, drain and dry your boat and gear before leaving. Ice typically goes out around March 31, based on 9 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**: 13
- **Stocked**: Yes
- **Last DNR survey**: 2025
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## 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, Hybrid Sunfish, 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**: 9
- **Earliest**: 2024-03-02
- **Latest**: 2008-04-21

## Nearby Lakes

- [North Center Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/chisago-county/north-center-lake) - 1.7 miles, 749 acres
- [South Center Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/chisago-county/south-center-lake) - 2.7 miles, 910 acres
- [North Lindstrom Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/chisago-county/north-lindstrom-lake) - 3 miles, 142 acres
- [Sunrise Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/chisago-county/sunrise-lake) - 3.6 miles, 796 acres
- [South Lindstrom Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/chisago-county/south-lindstrom-lake) - 3.6 miles, 455 acres
- [Linn Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/chisago-county/linn-lake) - 4 miles, 177 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=45.41315,-92.79385)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=13003300)
- [All lakes in Chisago County](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/chisago-county)

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*Source: [MinneLakes.org](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/chisago-county/little-lake)*