---
type: lake
name: "Star Lake"
county: "Meeker"
nearest_town: "Litchfield"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 553
max_depth_ft: 15
latitude: 45.06421
longitude: -94.60109
lake_score: 51
dnr_lake_id: "47012900"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/meeker-county/star-lake
---

# Star Lake

Lake in Meeker County, Minnesota, near Litchfield

- **Surface Area**: 553 acres
- **Max Depth**: 15 ft
- **Shoreline**: 9.6 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 3.2 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 51/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Star Lake is a 553-acre lake near Litchfield in Meeker County, Minnesota. It reaches 15 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 9.6 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 3.2 feet, so expect stained or algae-tinted water in summer.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 10 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 2023.

There is one public boat launch (concrete surface) managed by the Minnesota DNR. Ice typically goes out around April 5, based on 35 years of DNR ice-out records.

## 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**: 10
- **Stocked**: Yes
- **Last DNR survey**: 2023
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Boating, Paddling

## Amenities

Boat Ramp, Carry-In Access

## Fish Species

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

## Ice-Out

- **Median ice-out**: April 5
- **Years of record**: 35
- **Earliest**: 2022-11-20
- **Latest**: 2013-04-30

## Nearby Lakes

- [Youngstrom Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/meeker-county/youngstrom-lake) - 2.2 miles, 153 acres
- [Hope Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/meeker-county/hope-lake) - 2.8 miles, 274 acres
- [Lake Minnie-Belle](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/meeker-county/lake-minnie-belle) - 4.1 miles, 597 acres
- [Lake Ripley (West Portion)](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/meeker-county/lake-ripley-west-portion) - 4.1 miles, 614 acres
- [Long Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/meeker-county/long-lake) - 4.4 miles, 783 acres
- [Round Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/meeker-county/round-lake) - 4.9 miles, 266 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=45.06421,-94.60109)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=47012900)
- [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/star-lake)*