---
type: lake
name: "South Stanchfield Lake"
county: "Isanti"
nearest_town: "Carmody"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 411
max_depth_ft: 17
latitude: 45.63965
longitude: -93.47116
lake_score: 42
dnr_lake_id: "30013800"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/isanti-county/south-stanchfield-lake
---

# South Stanchfield Lake

Lake in Isanti County, Minnesota, near Carmody

- **Surface Area**: 411 acres
- **Max Depth**: 17 ft
- **Shoreline**: 3.7 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 2 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: Public access on record
- **Lake Score**: 42/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

South Stanchfield Lake is a 411-acre lake near Carmody in Isanti County, Minnesota. It reaches 17 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 3.7 miles of shoreline. By surface area it ranks No. 2 among the 14 Isanti County lakes in this directory. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 2 feet, so expect stained or algae-tinted water in summer.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 14 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, largemouth bass, black crappie, bluegill, and pumpkinseed. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2024.

The DNR lists public water access for the lake; confirm the launch type before towing a trailer in.

## Access

- **Public access**: Public access on record
- **Managed by**: county
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 14
- **Stocked**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 2024
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Paddling

## Amenities

None on record

## Fish Species

Walleye, Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Yellow Perch, Black Bullhead, Bowfin, Brown Bullhead, Common Carp, Hybrid Sunfish, White Sucker, Yellow Bullhead

## Nearby Lakes

- [North Stanchfield Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/isanti-county/north-stanchfield-lake) - 1.4 miles, 157 acres
- [Green Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/isanti-county/green-lake) - 4.8 miles, 833 acres
- [Spectacle Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/isanti-county/spectacle-lake) - 5.6 miles, 246 acres
- [Lory Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/isanti-county/lory-lake) - 7.9 miles, 222 acres
- [Lewis Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/kanabec-county/lewis-lake) - 9.1 miles, 179 acres
- [Sandy Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/sherburne-county/sandy-lake) - 10.8 miles, 64 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=45.63965,-93.47116)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=30013800)
- [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/south-stanchfield-lake)*