---
type: lake
name: "Greenleaf Lake"
county: "Meeker"
nearest_town: "Litchfield"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 238
max_depth_ft: 18
latitude: 45.01182
longitude: -94.47159
lake_score: 49
dnr_lake_id: "47006200"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/meeker-county/greenleaf-lake
---

# Greenleaf Lake

Lake in Meeker County, Minnesota, near Litchfield

- **Surface Area**: 238 acres
- **Max Depth**: 18 ft
- **Average Depth**: 6 ft
- **Shoreline**: 3.1 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 2.4 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 49/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Greenleaf Lake is a 238-acre lake near Litchfield in Meeker County, Minnesota. It reaches 18 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 6 feet, and has roughly 3.1 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 2.4 feet, so expect stained or algae-tinted water in summer.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 13 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, largemouth bass, black crappie, bluegill, and yellow perch. 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 2022.

There is one public boat launch (concrete surface) managed by the Minnesota DNR.

## 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**: 13
- **Stocked**: Yes
- **Last DNR survey**: 2022
- **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, Yellow Perch, Black Bullhead, Bowfin, Common Carp, Green Sunfish, Hybrid Sunfish, White Sucker, Yellow Bullhead

## Nearby Lakes

- [Willie Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/meeker-county/willie-lake) - 1.3 miles, 192 acres
- [Erie Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/meeker-county/erie-lake) - 2.5 miles, 190 acres
- [Cedar Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/mcleod-county/cedar-lake) - 2.7 miles, 1,860 acres
- [Belle Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/meeker-county/belle-lake) - 3.1 miles, 864 acres
- [Lake Minnie-Belle](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/meeker-county/lake-minnie-belle) - 3.2 miles, 597 acres
- [Lake Manuella](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/meeker-county/lake-manuella) - 3.4 miles, 293 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=45.01182,-94.47159)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=47006200)
- [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/greenleaf-lake)*