---
type: lake
name: "Cynthia Lake"
county: "Scott"
nearest_town: "Prior"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 196
max_depth_ft: 10
latitude: 44.63139
longitude: -93.47519
lake_score: 25
dnr_lake_id: "70005200"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/scott-county/cynthia-lake
---

# Cynthia Lake

Lake in Scott County, Minnesota, near Prior

- **Surface Area**: 196 acres
- **Max Depth**: 10 ft
- **Shoreline**: 2.2 miles
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: Public access on record
- **Lake Score**: 25/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Cynthia Lake is a 196-acre lake near Prior in Scott County, Minnesota. It reaches 10 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 2.2 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

- [Fish Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/scott-county/fish-lake) - 1.6 miles, 176 acres
- [McMahon Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/scott-county/mcmahon-lake) - 3.1 miles, 187 acres
- [Cedar Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/scott-county/cedar-lake) - 3.7 miles, 793 acres
- [Pleasant Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/scott-county/pleasant-lake) - 4.7 miles, 289 acres
- [Spring Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/scott-county/spring-lake) - 4.7 miles, 592 acres
- [Upper Prior Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/scott-county/upper-prior-lake) - 5.8 miles, 386 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=44.63139,-93.47519)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=70005200)
- [All lakes in Scott County](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/scott-county)

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*Source: [MinneLakes.org](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/scott-county/cynthia-lake)*