---
type: lake
name: "Flahtery Lake"
county: "Jackson"
nearest_town: "Lakefield"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 457
max_depth_ft: 6.2
latitude: 43.74475
longitude: -95.19898
lake_score: 33
dnr_lake_id: "32004500"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/jackson-county/flahtery-lake
---

# Flahtery Lake

Lake in Jackson County, Minnesota, near Lakefield

- **Surface Area**: 457 acres
- **Max Depth**: 6 ft
- **Shoreline**: 4.1 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 1 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: Public access on record
- **Lake Score**: 33/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Flahtery Lake is a 457-acre lake near Lakefield in Jackson County, Minnesota. It reaches 6 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 4.1 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 1 feet, so expect stained or algae-tinted water in summer.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 11 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, and yellow perch. 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 2023.

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**: Not recorded
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 11
- **Stocked**: Yes
- **Last DNR survey**: 2023
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Paddling

## Amenities

None on record

## Fish Species

Walleye, Northern Pike, Yellow Perch, Bigmouth Buffalo, Black Bullhead, Common Carp, Freshwater Drum, Green Sunfish, Orangespotted Sunfish, White Sucker, Yellow Bullhead

## Nearby Lakes

- [Heron Lake (South Heron)](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/jackson-county/heron-lake-south-heron) - 2.3 miles, 2,641 acres
- [Timber Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/jackson-county/timber-lake) - 5.2 miles, 191 acres
- [Lake Independence](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/jackson-county/lake-independence) - 7.6 miles, 99 acres
- [String Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cottonwood-county/string-lake) - 8.3 miles, 336 acres
- [Clear Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/jackson-county/clear-lake) - 10 miles, 434 acres
- [Fish Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/jackson-county/fish-lake) - 10.3 miles, 297 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=43.74475,-95.19898)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=32004500)
- [All lakes in Jackson County](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/jackson-county)

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