---
type: lake
name: "Lake Minnie-Belle"
county: "Meeker"
nearest_town: "Litchfield"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 597
max_depth_ft: 49
latitude: 45.0362
longitude: -94.52807
lake_score: 60
dnr_lake_id: "47011900"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/meeker-county/lake-minnie-belle
---

# Lake Minnie-Belle

Lake in Meeker County, Minnesota, near Litchfield

- **Surface Area**: 597 acres
- **Max Depth**: 49 ft
- **Average Depth**: 32 ft
- **Shoreline**: 4.9 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 12 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 2 public boat launches (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 60/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Lake Minnie-Belle is a 597-acre lake near Litchfield in Meeker County, Minnesota. It reaches 49 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 32 feet, and has roughly 4.9 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 12 feet, clearer than most lakes in the state.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 14 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. Special fishing regulations apply to northern pike and sunfish, and they override the statewide limits. 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. The lake is listed as infested with Eurasian watermilfoil and zebra mussel — clean, drain and dry your boat and gear before leaving. Ice typically goes out around April 14, based on 15 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**: 14
- **Stocked**: Yes
- **Last DNR survey**: 2025
- **Special regulations**: Yes
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

### Special Regulations

- **Northern Pike**: All from 24-36" must be immediately released. Possession limit three, only one over 36".
- **Sunfish**: Daily limit five.

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Boating, Paddling

## Amenities

Boat Ramp

## Fish Species

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

## Invasive Species

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

## Ice-Out

- **Median ice-out**: April 14
- **Years of record**: 15
- **Earliest**: 2016-03-15
- **Latest**: 2013-05-02

## Nearby Lakes

- [Willie Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/meeker-county/willie-lake) - 2.6 miles, 192 acres
- [Greenleaf Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/meeker-county/greenleaf-lake) - 3.2 miles, 238 acres
- [Round Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/meeker-county/round-lake) - 3.3 miles, 266 acres
- [Youngstrom Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/meeker-county/youngstrom-lake) - 4.1 miles, 153 acres
- [Star Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/meeker-county/star-lake) - 4.1 miles, 553 acres
- [Lake Manuella](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/meeker-county/lake-manuella) - 4.3 miles, 293 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=45.0362,-94.52807)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=47011900)
- [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/lake-minnie-belle)*