---
type: lake
name: "Duck Lake"
county: "Blue Earth"
nearest_town: "Madison Lake"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 290
max_depth_ft: 25
latitude: 44.21765
longitude: -93.81596
lake_score: 65
dnr_lake_id: "07005300"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/blue-earth-county/duck-lake
---

# Duck Lake

Lake in Blue Earth County, Minnesota, near Madison Lake

- **Surface Area**: 290 acres
- **Max Depth**: 25 ft
- **Shoreline**: 2.7 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 3 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 65/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Duck Lake is a 290-acre lake near Madison Lake in Blue Earth County, Minnesota. It reaches 25 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 2.7 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 3 feet, so expect stained or algae-tinted water in summer.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 17 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 is one public boat launch (concrete surface) managed by the county. OpenStreetMap shows a swim beach on or beside the lake. Sakatah Trail Campground is mapped close to the shoreline for overnight stays. Ice typically goes out around April 4, based on 41 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**: 17
- **Stocked**: Yes
- **Last DNR survey**: 2025
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Boating, Paddling, Swimming, Camping

## Amenities

Boat Ramp, Swim Beach, Campground

### Campgrounds

- Sakatah Trail Campground

## Fish Species

Walleye, Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Black Crappie, White Crappie, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Yellow Perch, Bigmouth Buffalo, Black Bullhead, Bowfin, Common Carp, Freshwater Drum, Hybrid Sunfish, Smallmouth Buffalo, White Sucker, Yellow Bullhead

## Ice-Out

- **Median ice-out**: April 4
- **Years of record**: 41
- **Earliest**: 2000-03-07
- **Latest**: 1988-04-30

## Nearby Lakes

- [Ballantyne Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/blue-earth-county/ballantyne-lake) - 1 miles, 371 acres
- [Lake Madison](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/blue-earth-county/lake-madison) - 2.3 miles, 1,447 acres
- [George Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/blue-earth-county/george-lake) - 2.9 miles, 88 acres
- [Swede's Bay](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/le-sueur-county/swede-s-bay) - 3.6 miles, 507 acres
- [Lake Washington](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/le-sueur-county/lake-washington) - 3.8 miles, 1,516 acres
- [West Jefferson Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/le-sueur-county/west-jefferson-lake) - 4 miles, 439 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=44.21765,-93.81596)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=07005300)
- [All lakes in Blue Earth County](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/blue-earth-county)

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*Source: [MinneLakes.org](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/blue-earth-county/duck-lake)*