---
type: lake
name: "Lake Victoria"
county: "Douglas"
nearest_town: "Alexandria"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 417
max_depth_ft: 60
latitude: 45.87334
longitude: -95.33238
lake_score: 61
dnr_lake_id: "21005400"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/douglas-county/lake-victoria
---

# Lake Victoria

Lake in Douglas County, Minnesota, near Alexandria

- **Surface Area**: 417 acres
- **Max Depth**: 60 ft
- **Average Depth**: 32 ft
- **Shoreline**: 6.5 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 12.2 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 61/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Lake Victoria is a 417-acre lake near Alexandria in Douglas County, Minnesota. It reaches 60 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 32 feet, and has roughly 6.5 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 12.2 feet, clearer than most lakes in the state.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 19 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, black crappie, and bluegill. 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 2024.

There is one public boat launch (concrete surface) managed by the Minnesota DNR. 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 13, based on 16 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**: 19
- **Stocked**: Yes
- **Last DNR survey**: 2024
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Boating, Paddling

## Amenities

Boat Ramp

## Fish Species

Walleye, Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Yellow Perch, Tullibee (Cisco), Rock Bass, Black Bullhead, Bowfin, Brown Bullhead, Common Carp, Green Sunfish, Hybrid Sunfish, Shorthead Redhorse, 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 13
- **Years of record**: 16
- **Earliest**: 2024-03-16
- **Latest**: 2013-05-10

## Nearby Lakes

- [Jessie Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/douglas-county/jessie-lake) - 1.4 miles, 110 acres
- [Burgen Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/douglas-county/burgen-lake) - 1.8 miles, 174 acres
- [Lake Geneva](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/douglas-county/lake-geneva) - 1.9 miles, 640 acres
- [Lake Agnes](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/douglas-county/lake-agnes) - 2.5 miles, 137 acres
- [Lake Henry](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/douglas-county/lake-henry) - 2.9 miles, 152 acres
- [Lake Winona](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/douglas-county/lake-winona) - 3.1 miles, 213 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=45.87334,-95.33238)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=21005400)
- [All lakes in Douglas County](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/douglas-county)

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