---
type: lake
name: "Gifford Lake"
county: "Scott"
nearest_town: "Carver"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 119
max_depth_ft: 10.5
latitude: 44.76792
longitude: -93.59651
lake_score: 28
dnr_lake_id: "70011800"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/scott-county/gifford-lake
---

# Gifford Lake

Lake in Scott County, Minnesota, near Carver

- **Surface Area**: 119 acres
- **Max Depth**: 11 ft
- **Shoreline**: 3.4 miles
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: Public access on record
- **Lake Score**: 28/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Gifford Lake is an 119-acre lake near Carver in Scott County, Minnesota. It reaches 11 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 3.4 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

Fishing Pier

## Fish Species

No DNR fish survey on file

## Nearby Lakes

- [Thole Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/scott-county/thole-lake) - 3.6 miles, 119 acres
- [O'Dowd Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/scott-county/o-dowd-lake) - 4.3 miles, 301 acres
- [Bavaria Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/carver-county/bavaria-lake) - 5.2 miles, 166 acres
- [Lake Riley](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/carver-county/lake-riley) - 6 miles, 296 acres
- [Lake Susan](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/carver-county/lake-susan) - 6.4 miles, 88 acres
- [Wassermann Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/carver-county/wassermann-lake) - 6.4 miles, 170 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=44.76792,-93.59651)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=70011800)
- [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/gifford-lake)*