---
type: lake
name: "Timber Lake"
county: "Jackson"
nearest_town: "Windom"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 191
max_depth_ft: 8
latitude: 43.8187
longitude: -95.21454
lake_score: 41
dnr_lake_id: "32005800"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/jackson-county/timber-lake
---

# Timber Lake

Lake in Jackson County, Minnesota, near Windom

- **Surface Area**: 191 acres
- **Max Depth**: 8 ft
- **Shoreline**: 3.2 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 1.4 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 41/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Timber Lake is a 191-acre lake near Windom in Jackson County, Minnesota. It reaches 8 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 3.2 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 1.4 feet, so expect stained or algae-tinted water in summer.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 11 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, white crappie, 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 2022.

There is one public boat launch (concrete surface) managed by the Minnesota DNR.

## Access

- **Public access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Managed by**: Minnesota DNR
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 11
- **Stocked**: Yes
- **Last DNR survey**: 2022
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Boating, Paddling

## Amenities

Boat Ramp

## Fish Species

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

## Nearby Lakes

- [String Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cottonwood-county/string-lake) - 3.3 miles, 336 acres
- [Flahtery Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/jackson-county/flahtery-lake) - 5.2 miles, 457 acres
- [Heron Lake (South Heron)](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/jackson-county/heron-lake-south-heron) - 6.8 miles, 2,641 acres
- [Cottonwood Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cottonwood-county/cottonwood-lake) - 7.1 miles, 155 acres
- [Fish Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/jackson-county/fish-lake) - 8.6 miles, 297 acres
- [Lake Independence](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/jackson-county/lake-independence) - 9.1 miles, 99 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=43.8187,-95.21454)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=32005800)
- [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/timber-lake)*