---
type: lake
name: "Belle Lake"
county: "Meeker"
nearest_town: "Hutchinson"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 864
max_depth_ft: 25
latitude: 44.97998
longitude: -94.42629
lake_score: 60
dnr_lake_id: "47004901"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/meeker-county/belle-lake
---

# Belle Lake

Lake in Meeker County, Minnesota, near Hutchinson

- **Surface Area**: 864 acres
- **Max Depth**: 25 ft
- **Average Depth**: 16 ft
- **Shoreline**: 5.5 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 5.8 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 2 public boat launches (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 60/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Belle Lake is an 864-acre lake near Hutchinson in Meeker County, Minnesota. It reaches 25 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 16 feet, and has roughly 5.5 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 5.8 feet.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 16 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 are 2 public boat launches (concrete surface) managed by the Minnesota DNR and county. Piepenburg County Park is mapped close to the shoreline for overnight stays. The lake is listed as infested with Eurasian watermilfoil — clean, drain and dry your boat and gear before leaving. Ice typically goes out around April 7, based on 10 years of DNR ice-out records.

## Access

- **Public access**: 2 public boat launches (concrete)
- **Managed by**: Minnesota DNR, county
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 16
- **Stocked**: Yes
- **Last DNR survey**: 2025
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Boating, Paddling, Camping

## Amenities

Boat Ramp, Campground

### Campgrounds

- Piepenburg County Park

## Fish Species

Walleye, Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Yellow Perch, Bigmouth Buffalo, 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**: April 7
- **Years of record**: 10
- **Earliest**: 2021-03-27
- **Latest**: 2018-05-01

## Nearby Lakes

- [Stahl's Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/mcleod-county/stahl-s-lake) - 1.7 miles, 141 acres
- [Cedar Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/mcleod-county/cedar-lake) - 1.7 miles, 1,860 acres
- [Erie Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/meeker-county/erie-lake) - 2.1 miles, 190 acres
- [Greenleaf Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/meeker-county/greenleaf-lake) - 3.1 miles, 238 acres
- [Willie Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/meeker-county/willie-lake) - 3.9 miles, 192 acres
- [Todd Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/mcleod-county/todd-lake) - 3.9 miles, 214 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=44.97998,-94.42629)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=47004901)
- [All lakes in Meeker County](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/meeker-county)

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