---
type: lake
name: "Erie Lake"
county: "Meeker"
nearest_town: "Darwin"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 190
max_depth_ft: 34
latitude: 45.01053
longitude: -94.4204
lake_score: 53
dnr_lake_id: "47006400"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/meeker-county/erie-lake
---

# Erie Lake

Lake in Meeker County, Minnesota, near Darwin

- **Surface Area**: 190 acres
- **Max Depth**: 34 ft
- **Shoreline**: 3.1 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 6.4 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 53/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Erie Lake is a 190-acre lake near Darwin in Meeker County, Minnesota. It reaches 34 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 3.1 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 6.4 feet.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 12 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.

## 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**: 12
- **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, Bowfin, Brown Bullhead, Green Sunfish, Hybrid Sunfish, Yellow Bullhead

## Invasive Species

Eurasian watermilfoil. Clean, drain and dry boats and gear before leaving.

## Nearby Lakes

- [Belle Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/meeker-county/belle-lake) - 2.1 miles, 864 acres
- [Greenleaf Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/meeker-county/greenleaf-lake) - 2.5 miles, 238 acres
- [Cedar Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/mcleod-county/cedar-lake) - 3.2 miles, 1,860 acres
- [Lake Manuella](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/meeker-county/lake-manuella) - 3.5 miles, 293 acres
- [Willie Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/meeker-county/willie-lake) - 3.7 miles, 192 acres
- [Stahl's Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/mcleod-county/stahl-s-lake) - 3.8 miles, 141 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=45.01053,-94.4204)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=47006400)
- [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/erie-lake)*