---
type: lake
name: "Lake Charlotte"
county: "Wright"
nearest_town: "Hanover"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 253
max_depth_ft: 46
latitude: 45.15103
longitude: -93.74709
lake_score: 61
dnr_lake_id: "86001100"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/wright-county/lake-charlotte
---

# Lake Charlotte

Lake in Wright County, Minnesota, near Hanover

- **Surface Area**: 253 acres
- **Max Depth**: 46 ft
- **Average Depth**: 22 ft
- **Shoreline**: 3.9 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 15.8 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 61/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Lake Charlotte is a 253-acre lake near Hanover in Wright County, Minnesota. It reaches 46 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 22 feet, and has roughly 3.9 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 15.8 feet, which is exceptionally clear for Minnesota.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 10 fish species here, including northern pike, largemouth bass, black crappie, bluegill, pumpkinseed, and yellow perch. 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 7, based on 15 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**: 10
- **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, Yellow Perch, Brown Bullhead, 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 7
- **Years of record**: 15
- **Earliest**: 2024-03-12
- **Latest**: 2018-05-03

## Nearby Lakes

- [Martha Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/wright-county/martha-lake) - 0.8 miles, 102 acres
- [Beebe Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/wright-county/beebe-lake) - 1.6 miles, 323 acres
- [Lake Washington](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/wright-county/lake-washington) - 3.7 miles, 155 acres
- [Dean Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/wright-county/dean-lake) - 4.7 miles, 176 acres
- [Lake Rebecca](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hennepin-county/lake-rebecca) - 6 miles, 263 acres
- [Lake Pulaski](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/wright-county/lake-pulaski) - 6.2 miles, 813 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=45.15103,-93.74709)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=86001100)
- [All lakes in Wright County](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/wright-county)

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