---
type: lake
name: "Murphy Lake"
county: "Lake"
nearest_town: "Silver Bay"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 113
max_depth_ft: 12
latitude: 47.34278
longitude: -91.76754
lake_score: 24
dnr_lake_id: "38075400"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/murphy-lake
---

# Murphy Lake

Lake in Lake County, Minnesota, near Silver Bay

- **Surface Area**: 113 acres
- **Max Depth**: 12 ft
- **Shoreline**: 5 miles
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: Public access on record
- **Lake Score**: 24/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Murphy Lake is an 113-acre lake near Silver Bay in Lake County, Minnesota. It reaches 12 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 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

- [Salo Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/salo-lake) - 2.7 miles, 141 acres
- [Sullivan Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/sullivan-lake) - 5 miles, 45 acres
- [Indian Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/indian-lake) - 6.2 miles, 57 acres
- [Kane Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/kane-lake) - 6.4 miles, 112 acres
- [Bassett Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/bassett-lake) - 6.7 miles, 403 acres
- [Marble Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/marble-lake) - 6.7 miles, 160 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=47.34278,-91.76754)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=38075400)
- [All lakes in Lake County](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county)

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