---
type: lake
name: "Buffalo Lake"
county: "Murray"
nearest_town: "Dovray"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 127
max_depth_ft: 8.5
latitude: 44.07737
longitude: -95.57911
lake_score: 40
dnr_lake_id: "51001800"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/murray-county/buffalo-lake
---

# Buffalo Lake

Lake in Murray County, Minnesota, near Dovray

- **Surface Area**: 127 acres
- **Max Depth**: 9 ft
- **Shoreline**: 1.6 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 1 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 40/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Buffalo Lake is a 127-acre lake near Dovray in Murray County, Minnesota. It reaches 9 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 1.6 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 7 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, black 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 2025.

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**: 7
- **Stocked**: Yes
- **Last DNR survey**: 2025
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Boating, Paddling

## Amenities

Boat Ramp

## Fish Species

Walleye, Northern Pike, Black Crappie, Yellow Perch, Black Bullhead, Green Sunfish, Orangespotted Sunfish

## Nearby Lakes

- [Fox Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/murray-county/fox-lake) - 5.2 miles, 172 acres
- [Bloody Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/murray-county/bloody-lake) - 5.8 miles, 274 acres
- [Louisa Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/murray-county/louisa-lake) - 7.1 miles, 230 acres
- [Lake Shetek](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/murray-county/lake-shetek) - 7.3 miles, 3,462 acres
- [Lime Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/murray-county/lime-lake) - 9.8 miles, 326 acres
- [Bean Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cottonwood-county/bean-lake) - 10.2 miles, 164 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=44.07737,-95.57911)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=51001800)
- [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/buffalo-lake)*