---
type: lake
name: "Marsh"
county: "Big Stone"
nearest_town: "Correll"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 4462
max_depth_ft: 5
latitude: 45.19577
longitude: -96.15409
lake_score: 52
dnr_lake_id: "06000100"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/big-stone-county/marsh
---

# Marsh

Lake in Big Stone County, Minnesota, near Correll

- **Surface Area**: 4,462 acres
- **Max Depth**: 5 ft
- **Average Depth**: 3 ft
- **Shoreline**: 52.4 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 0.9 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 4 public boat launches (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 52/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Marsh is a 4,462-acre lake near Correll in Big Stone County, Minnesota. It reaches 5 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 3 feet, and has roughly 52.4 miles of shoreline. By surface area it ranks No. 2 among the 12 Big Stone County lakes in this directory. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 0.9 feet, so expect stained or algae-tinted water in summer.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 21 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, largemouth bass, black crappie, white crappie, and bluegill. 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 2025.

There are 4 public boat launches (concrete surface) managed by the Minnesota DNR.

## Access

- **Public access**: 4 public boat launches (concrete)
- **Managed by**: Minnesota DNR
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 21
- **Stocked**: Yes
- **Last DNR survey**: 2025
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Boating, Paddling

## Amenities

Boat Ramp, Carry-In Access

## Fish Species

Walleye, Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Black Crappie, White Crappie, Bluegill, Yellow Perch, Channel Catfish, White Bass, Bigmouth Buffalo, Black Bullhead, Brown Bullhead, Common Carp, Freshwater Drum, Green Sunfish, Hybrid Sunfish, Orangespotted Sunfish, Quillback, Shorthead Redhorse, White Sucker, Yellow Bullhead

## Nearby Lakes

- [Shible Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/swift-county/shible-lake) - 6.4 miles, 340 acres
- [Big Stone NWR East Pool](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lac-qui-parle-county/big-stone-nwr-east-pool) - 7.9 miles, 1,286 acres
- [Long Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/big-stone-county/long-lake) - 10.6 miles, 395 acres
- [Lac qui Parle](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lac-qui-parle-county/lac-qui-parle) - 10.9 miles, 5,741 acres
- [Artichoke Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/big-stone-county/artichoke-lake) - 11.1 miles, 1,971 acres
- [Oliver Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/swift-county/oliver-lake) - 11.6 miles, 686 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=45.19577,-96.15409)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=06000100)
- [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/marsh)*