---
type: lake
name: "Barry Lake"
county: "Big Stone"
nearest_town: "Barry"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 398
max_depth_ft: 8.8
latitude: 45.57115
longitude: -96.58309
lake_score: 30
dnr_lake_id: "06017000"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/big-stone-county/barry-lake
---

# Barry Lake

Lake in Big Stone County, Minnesota, near Barry

- **Surface Area**: 398 acres
- **Max Depth**: 9 ft
- **Average Depth**: 7 ft
- **Shoreline**: 5.6 miles
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: Carry-in access only
- **Lake Score**: 30/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Barry Lake is a 398-acre lake near Barry in Big Stone County, Minnesota. It reaches 9 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 7 feet, and has roughly 5.6 miles of shoreline.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 6 fish species here, including walleye and yellow perch. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2003.

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**: US Fish & Wildlife Service
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 6
- **Stocked**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 2003
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Paddling

## Amenities

Carry-In Access

## Fish Species

Walleye, Yellow Perch, Black Bullhead, Common Carp, Orangespotted Sunfish, White Sucker

## Nearby Lakes

- [East Toqua Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/big-stone-county/east-toqua-lake) - 6.8 miles, 437 acres
- [Lannon Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/big-stone-county/lannon-lake) - 7.5 miles, 197 acres
- [North Rothwell Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/big-stone-county/north-rothwell-lake) - 7.9 miles, 297 acres
- [Big Stone Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/big-stone-county/big-stone-lake) - 10.2 miles, 11,984 acres
- [Eli Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/big-stone-county/eli-lake) - 10.5 miles, 162 acres
- [Lake Traverse](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/traverse-county/lake-traverse) - 11.4 miles, 10,849 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=45.57115,-96.58309)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=06017000)
- [All lakes in Big Stone County](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/big-stone-county)

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*Source: [MinneLakes.org](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/big-stone-county/barry-lake)*