---
type: lake
name: "Murphy Lake"
county: "Itasca"
nearest_town: "Taconite"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 139
max_depth_ft: 20
latitude: 47.44198
longitude: -93.47359
lake_score: 25
dnr_lake_id: "31038900"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/murphy-lake
---

# Murphy Lake

Lake in Itasca County, Minnesota, near Taconite

- **Surface Area**: 139 acres
- **Max Depth**: 20 ft
- **Shoreline**: 2.5 miles
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: Public access on record
- **Lake Score**: 25/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Murphy Lake is a 139-acre lake near Taconite in Itasca County, Minnesota. It reaches 20 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 2.5 miles of shoreline.

The DNR has no fish survey on file for this lake, so treat any fishing as exploratory.

The DNR lists public water access for the lake; confirm the launch type before towing a trailer in.

## Access

- **Public access**: Public access on record
- **Managed by**: US Forest Service
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Activities

Paddling

## Amenities

None on record

## Fish Species

No DNR fish survey on file

## Nearby Lakes

- [Upper Hanson Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/upper-hanson-lake) - 2.1 miles, 131 acres
- [Wabana Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/wabana-lake) - 2.6 miles, 2,221 acres
- [Little Wabana Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/little-wabana-lake) - 3 miles, 116 acres
- [Clearwater Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/clearwater-lake-taconite) - 3.4 miles, 76 acres
- [Cutaway Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/cutaway-lake) - 3.8 miles, 307 acres
- [Sand Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/sand-lake-grand-rapids) - 3.8 miles, 195 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=47.44198,-93.47359)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=31038900)
- [All lakes in Itasca County](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county)

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