---
type: lake
name: "Peterson Lake"
county: "Meeker"
nearest_town: "Grove City"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 135
max_depth_ft: 15
latitude: 45.17499
longitude: -94.72559
lake_score: 25
dnr_lake_id: "47019800"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/meeker-county/peterson-lake
---

# Peterson Lake

Lake in Meeker County, Minnesota, near Grove City

- **Surface Area**: 135 acres
- **Max Depth**: 15 ft
- **Shoreline**: 1.9 miles
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: Public access on record
- **Lake Score**: 25/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Peterson Lake is a 135-acre lake near Grove City in Meeker County, Minnesota. It reaches 15 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 1.9 miles of shoreline.

The DNR has no fish survey on file for this lake, so treat any fishing as exploratory.

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**: Not recorded
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Activities

Paddling

## Amenities

None on record

## Fish Species

No DNR fish survey on file

## Nearby Lakes

- [Long Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/meeker-county/long-lake) - 5.5 miles, 783 acres
- [Diamond Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/kandiyohi-county/diamond-lake) - 5.7 miles, 1,610 acres
- [Carrie Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/kandiyohi-county/carrie-lake) - 7.1 miles, 89 acres
- [Hope Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/meeker-county/hope-lake) - 7.4 miles, 274 acres
- [Bass Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/kandiyohi-county/bass-lake) - 7.7 miles, 50 acres
- [Ella Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/kandiyohi-county/ella-lake) - 7.9 miles, 153 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=45.17499,-94.72559)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=47019800)
- [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/peterson-lake)*