---
type: lake
name: "Bloody Lake"
county: "Murray"
nearest_town: "Currie"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 274
max_depth_ft: 9
latitude: 44.13383
longitude: -95.66678
lake_score: 52
dnr_lake_id: "51004000"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/murray-county/bloody-lake
---

# Bloody Lake

Lake in Murray County, Minnesota, near Currie

- **Surface Area**: 274 acres
- **Max Depth**: 9 ft
- **Shoreline**: 5.6 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 0.8 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 52/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Bloody Lake is a 274-acre lake near Currie in Murray County, Minnesota. It reaches 9 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 5.6 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 0.8 feet, so expect stained or algae-tinted water in summer.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 15 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, black crappie, white crappie, bluegill, 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.

There is one public boat launch (concrete surface) managed by the Minnesota DNR. A campground is mapped close to the shoreline for overnight stays. The lake is listed as infested with zebra mussel — clean, drain and dry your boat and gear before leaving. Ice typically goes out around April 3, based on 6 years of DNR ice-out records.

## 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**: 15
- **Stocked**: Yes
- **Last DNR survey**: 2023
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Boating, Paddling, Camping

## Amenities

Boat Ramp, Campground

## Fish Species

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

## Invasive Species

zebra mussel. Clean, drain and dry boats and gear before leaving.

## Ice-Out

- **Median ice-out**: April 3
- **Years of record**: 6
- **Earliest**: 2021-03-17
- **Latest**: 2008-04-16

## Nearby Lakes

- [Fox Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/murray-county/fox-lake) - 1.2 miles, 172 acres
- [Lake Shetek](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/murray-county/lake-shetek) - 1.9 miles, 3,462 acres
- [Lake Sarah](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/murray-county/lake-sarah) - 5.2 miles, 1,209 acres
- [Buffalo Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/murray-county/buffalo-lake) - 5.8 miles, 127 acres
- [Lake of the Hill](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lyon-county/lake-of-the-hill) - 9 miles, 147 acres
- [Iron Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/murray-county/iron-lake) - 10.1 miles, 282 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=44.13383,-95.66678)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=51004000)
- [All lakes in Murray County](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/murray-county)

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