---
type: lake
name: "Lake Charlotte"
county: "Stevens"
nearest_town: "Cyrus"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 468
max_depth_ft: 20
latitude: 45.61959
longitude: -95.77431
lake_score: 44
dnr_lake_id: "75004600"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/stevens-county/lake-charlotte
---

# Lake Charlotte

Lake in Stevens County, Minnesota, near Cyrus

- **Surface Area**: 468 acres
- **Max Depth**: 20 ft
- **Average Depth**: 13 ft
- **Shoreline**: 8.1 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 1.5 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 44/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Lake Charlotte is a 468-acre lake near Cyrus in Stevens County, Minnesota. It reaches 20 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 13 feet, and has roughly 8.1 miles of shoreline. By surface area it ranks No. 3 among the 5 Stevens County lakes in this directory. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 1.5 feet, so expect stained or algae-tinted water in summer.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 11 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, black crappie, 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.

## 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**: 11
- **Stocked**: Yes
- **Last DNR survey**: 2023
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Boating, Paddling

## Amenities

Boat Ramp

## Fish Species

Walleye, Northern Pike, Black Crappie, Yellow Perch, Bigmouth Buffalo, Black Bullhead, Common Carp, Green Sunfish, Orangespotted Sunfish, White Sucker, Yellow Bullhead

## Nearby Lakes

- [Long Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/stevens-county/long-lake) - 2.2 miles, 620 acres
- [Page Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/stevens-county/page-lake) - 6.8 miles, 375 acres
- [Perkins Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/stevens-county/perkins-lake) - 7 miles, 518 acres
- [Lake Emily](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/pope-county/lake-emily) - 9.7 miles, 2,316 acres
- [Malmedal Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/pope-county/malmedal-lake) - 12.2 miles, 199 acres
- [Signalness Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/pope-county/signalness-lake) - 13.3 miles, 42 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=45.61959,-95.77431)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=75004600)
- [All lakes in Stevens County](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/stevens-county)

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