---
type: lake
name: "Little Stanchfield Lake"
county: "Isanti"
nearest_town: "Grandy"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 146
max_depth_ft: 12
latitude: 45.63591
longitude: -93.23398
lake_score: 46
dnr_lake_id: "30004400"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/isanti-county/little-stanchfield-lake
---

# Little Stanchfield Lake

Lake in Isanti County, Minnesota, near Grandy

- **Surface Area**: 146 acres
- **Max Depth**: 12 ft
- **Average Depth**: 4 ft
- **Shoreline**: 2.3 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 2.8 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (gravel or earth)
- **Lake Score**: 46/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Little Stanchfield Lake is a 146-acre lake near Grandy in Isanti County, Minnesota. It reaches 12 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 4 feet, and has roughly 2.3 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 2.8 feet, so expect stained or algae-tinted water in summer.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 16 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, largemouth bass, black crappie, bluegill, and pumpkinseed. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2024.

There is one public boat launch (gravel or earth surface) managed by the Minnesota DNR.

## Access

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

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 16
- **Stocked**: No
- **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, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Yellow Perch, Rock Bass, Black Bullhead, Bowfin, Brown Bullhead, Common Carp, Green Sunfish, Hybrid Sunfish, White Sucker, Yellow Bullhead

## Nearby Lakes

- [Long Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/isanti-county/long-lake-grandy) - 1.3 miles, 133 acres
- [Skogman Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/isanti-county/skogman-lake) - 5.8 miles, 228 acres
- [Fannie Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/isanti-county/fannie-lake) - 6.1 miles, 360 acres
- [Florence Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/isanti-county/florence-lake) - 6.5 miles, 135 acres
- [Goose Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/chisago-county/goose-lake) - 7.5 miles, 732 acres
- [Rabour Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/chisago-county/rabour-lake) - 7.8 miles, 53 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=45.63591,-93.23398)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=30004400)
- [All lakes in Isanti County](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/isanti-county)

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