---
type: lake
name: "Willie Lake"
county: "Meeker"
nearest_town: "Litchfield"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 192
max_depth_ft: 17
latitude: 45.00579
longitude: -94.49684
lake_score: 49
dnr_lake_id: "47006100"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/meeker-county/willie-lake
---

# Willie Lake

Lake in Meeker County, Minnesota, near Litchfield

- **Surface Area**: 192 acres
- **Max Depth**: 17 ft
- **Shoreline**: 3.3 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 2.5 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 49/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Willie Lake is a 192-acre lake near Litchfield in Meeker County, Minnesota. It reaches 17 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 3.3 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 2.5 feet, so expect stained or algae-tinted water in summer.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 18 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, largemouth bass, black crappie, white crappie, and bluegill. 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 2024.

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**: 18
- **Stocked**: Yes
- **Last DNR survey**: 2024
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Boating, Paddling

## Amenities

Boat Ramp

## Fish Species

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

## Nearby Lakes

- [Greenleaf Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/meeker-county/greenleaf-lake) - 1.3 miles, 238 acres
- [Hoff Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/meeker-county/hoff-lake) - 2.6 miles, 139 acres
- [Lake Minnie-Belle](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/meeker-county/lake-minnie-belle) - 2.6 miles, 597 acres
- [Cedar Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/mcleod-county/cedar-lake) - 2.8 miles, 1,860 acres
- [Erie Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/meeker-county/erie-lake) - 3.7 miles, 190 acres
- [Belle Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/meeker-county/belle-lake) - 3.9 miles, 864 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=45.00579,-94.49684)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=47006100)
- [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/willie-lake)*