---
type: lake
name: "Little Waverly Lake"
county: "Wright"
nearest_town: "Waverly"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 338
max_depth_ft: 12
latitude: 45.07064
longitude: -93.99624
lake_score: 45
dnr_lake_id: "86010600"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/wright-county/little-waverly-lake
---

# Little Waverly Lake

Lake in Wright County, Minnesota, near Waverly

- **Surface Area**: 338 acres
- **Max Depth**: 12 ft
- **Average Depth**: 7 ft
- **Shoreline**: 3.8 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 2.9 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 45/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Little Waverly Lake is a 338-acre lake near Waverly in Wright County, Minnesota. It reaches 12 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 7 feet, and has roughly 3.8 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 2.9 feet, so expect stained or algae-tinted water in summer.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 16 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, largemouth bass, black crappie, bluegill, and pumpkinseed. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2024.

There is one public boat launch (concrete surface) managed by the county. The lake is listed as infested with Eurasian watermilfoil and zebra mussel — clean, drain and dry your boat and gear before leaving. Ice typically goes out around March 30, based on 9 years of DNR ice-out records.

## Access

- **Public access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Managed by**: county
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 16
- **Stocked**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 2024
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Boating, Paddling

## Amenities

Boat Ramp

## Fish Species

Walleye, Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Yellow Perch, Channel Catfish, Bigmouth Buffalo, Black Bullhead, Brown Bullhead, Common Carp, Green Sunfish, Hybrid Sunfish, White Sucker, Yellow Bullhead

## Invasive Species

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

## Ice-Out

- **Median ice-out**: March 30
- **Years of record**: 9
- **Earliest**: 2016-03-13
- **Latest**: 2018-05-01

## Nearby Lakes

- [Waverly Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/wright-county/waverly-lake) - 1.2 miles, 494 acres
- [Yaeger Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/wright-county/yaeger-lake) - 2.3 miles, 111 acres
- [Dutch Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/wright-county/dutch-lake) - 3 miles, 162 acres
- [Howard Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/wright-county/howard-lake) - 3.6 miles, 745 acres
- [Emma Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/wright-county/emma-lake) - 3.8 miles, 189 acres
- [Lake Ann](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/wright-county/lake-ann) - 3.9 miles, 375 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=45.07064,-93.99624)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=86010600)
- [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/little-waverly-lake)*