---
type: lake
name: "Middle Jefferson Lake"
county: "Le Sueur"
nearest_town: "Marysburg"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 667
max_depth_ft: 8
latitude: 44.27703
longitude: -93.79192
lake_score: 42
dnr_lake_id: "40009204"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/le-sueur-county/middle-jefferson-lake
---

# Middle Jefferson Lake

Lake in Le Sueur County, Minnesota, near Marysburg

- **Surface Area**: 667 acres
- **Max Depth**: 8 ft
- **Shoreline**: 5.6 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 1.7 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: Public access on record
- **Lake Score**: 42/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Middle Jefferson Lake is a 667-acre lake near Marysburg in Le Sueur County, Minnesota. It reaches 8 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 5.6 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 1.7 feet, so expect stained or algae-tinted water in summer.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 15 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, largemouth bass, black crappie, bluegill, and pumpkinseed. 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 2018.

The DNR lists public water access for the lake; confirm the launch type before towing a trailer in. The lake is listed as infested with Eurasian watermilfoil — clean, drain and dry your boat and gear before leaving. Ice typically goes out around April 3, based on 37 years of DNR ice-out records.

## Access

- **Public access**: Public access on record
- **Managed by**: Not recorded
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 15
- **Stocked**: Yes
- **Last DNR survey**: 2018
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Paddling

## Amenities

None on record

## Fish Species

Walleye, Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Yellow Perch, White Bass, Black Bullhead, Bowfin, Common Carp, Freshwater Drum, Hybrid Sunfish, Longnose Gar, Yellow Bullhead

## Invasive Species

Eurasian watermilfoil. Clean, drain and dry boats and gear before leaving.

## Ice-Out

- **Median ice-out**: April 3
- **Years of record**: 37
- **Earliest**: 2000-03-07
- **Latest**: 1979-04-18

## Nearby Lakes

- [Swede's Bay](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/le-sueur-county/swede-s-bay) - 1.4 miles, 507 acres
- [East Jefferson Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/le-sueur-county/east-jefferson-lake) - 1.6 miles, 685 acres
- [West Jefferson Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/le-sueur-county/west-jefferson-lake) - 1.7 miles, 439 acres
- [Scotch Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/le-sueur-county/scotch-lake) - 2.9 miles, 598 acres
- [German Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/le-sueur-county/german-lake) - 3.2 miles, 889 acres
- [Roemhildts Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/le-sueur-county/roemhildts-lake) - 3.8 miles, 74 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=44.27703,-93.79192)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=40009204)
- [All lakes in Le Sueur County](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/le-sueur-county)

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*Source: [MinneLakes.org](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/le-sueur-county/middle-jefferson-lake)*