---
type: lake
name: "Turner Lake"
county: "Aitkin"
nearest_town: "McGregor"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 63
max_depth_ft: 21
latitude: 46.61021
longitude: -93.40485
lake_score: 38
dnr_lake_id: "01007400"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/aitkin-county/turner-lake
---

# Turner Lake

Lake in Aitkin County, Minnesota, near McGregor

- **Surface Area**: 63 acres
- **Max Depth**: 21 ft
- **Average Depth**: 8 ft
- **Shoreline**: 1.5 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 6.3 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: Carry-in access only
- **Lake Score**: 38/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Turner Lake is a 63-acre lake near McGregor in Aitkin County, Minnesota. It reaches 21 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 8 feet, and has roughly 1.5 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 6.3 feet.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 8 fish species here, including northern pike, black crappie, bluegill, pumpkinseed, and yellow perch. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2019.

Public access is carry-in only — plan on a canoe, kayak or small boat you can hand-launch.

## Access

- **Public access**: Carry-in access only
- **Managed by**: county
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 8
- **Stocked**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 2019
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Paddling

## Amenities

Carry-In Access

## Fish Species

Northern Pike, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Yellow Perch, Bowfin, Brown Bullhead, Yellow Bullhead

## Nearby Lakes

- [Rock Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/aitkin-county/rock-lake) - 1.5 miles, 341 acres
- [Portage Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/aitkin-county/portage-lake) - 1.8 miles, 372 acres
- [Round Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/aitkin-county/round-lake-mcgregor) - 2.9 miles, 185 acres
- [Jenkins Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/aitkin-county/jenkins-lake) - 4.5 miles, 114 acres
- [Fleming Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/aitkin-county/fleming-lake) - 4.7 miles, 319 acres
- [Wilkins Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/aitkin-county/wilkins-lake) - 4.9 miles, 349 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=46.61021,-93.40485)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=01007400)
- [All lakes in Aitkin County](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/aitkin-county)

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