---
type: lake
name: "St. Anna Lake"
county: "Stearns"
nearest_town: "Saint Rosa"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 126
max_depth_ft: 107
latitude: 45.74301
longitude: -94.61603
lake_score: 57
dnr_lake_id: "73018300"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/stearns-county/st-anna-lake
---

# St. Anna Lake

Lake in Stearns County, Minnesota, near Saint Rosa

- **Surface Area**: 126 acres
- **Max Depth**: 107 ft
- **Average Depth**: 46 ft
- **Shoreline**: 1.8 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 10.8 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 57/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

St. Anna Lake is a 126-acre lake near Saint Rosa in Stearns County, Minnesota. It reaches 107 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 46 feet, and has roughly 1.8 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 10.8 feet, clearer than most lakes in the state.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 12 fish species here, including northern pike, largemouth bass, black crappie, bluegill, and pumpkinseed. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2025.

There is one public boat launch (concrete surface) managed by the Minnesota DNR. The lake is listed as infested with Eurasian watermilfoil — clean, drain and dry your boat and gear before leaving. Ice typically goes out around April 9, based on 10 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**: 12
- **Stocked**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 2025
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Boating, Paddling

## Amenities

Boat Ramp

## Fish Species

Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Black Bullhead, Bowfin, Brown Bullhead, Common Carp, Green Sunfish, Hybrid Sunfish, Yellow Bullhead

## Invasive Species

Eurasian watermilfoil. Clean, drain and dry boats and gear before leaving.

## Ice-Out

- **Median ice-out**: April 9
- **Years of record**: 10
- **Earliest**: 2024-03-15
- **Latest**: 2018-05-02

## Nearby Lakes

- [Lake Mary](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/todd-county/lake-mary) - 3.3 miles, 129 acres
- [Cedar Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/morrison-county/cedar-lake) - 5 miles, 236 acres
- [Long Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/stearns-county/long-lake-saint-rosa) - 5.4 miles, 92 acres
- [Kings Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/stearns-county/kings-lake) - 5.7 miles, 204 acres
- [Pine Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/morrison-county/pine-lake) - 6.1 miles, 178 acres
- [Two Rivers Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/stearns-county/two-rivers-lake) - 6.4 miles, 583 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=45.74301,-94.61603)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=73018300)
- [All lakes in Stearns County](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/stearns-county)

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*Source: [MinneLakes.org](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/stearns-county/st-anna-lake)*