---
type: lake
name: "Iron Lake"
county: "Murray"
nearest_town: "Current Lake"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 282
latitude: 44.16191
longitude: -95.86583
lake_score: 30
dnr_lake_id: "51007900"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/murray-county/iron-lake
---

# Iron Lake

Lake in Murray County, Minnesota, near Current Lake

- **Surface Area**: 282 acres
- **Shoreline**: 3.3 miles
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: Public access on record
- **Lake Score**: 30/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Iron Lake is a 282-acre lake near Current Lake in Murray County, Minnesota. It has roughly 3.3 miles of shoreline.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 3 fish species here, including yellow perch. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2025.

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**: Not recorded
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 3
- **Stocked**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 2025
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Paddling

## Amenities

None on record

## Fish Species

Yellow Perch, Black Bullhead, Brown Bullhead

## Nearby Lakes

- [Currant Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/murray-county/currant-lake) - 4 miles, 406 acres
- [Lake Sarah](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/murray-county/lake-sarah) - 4.9 miles, 1,209 acres
- [Yankton Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lyon-county/yankton-lake) - 5.8 miles, 403 acres
- [Lake of the Hill](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lyon-county/lake-of-the-hill) - 5.8 miles, 147 acres
- [McKay Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lyon-county/mckay-lake) - 8.1 miles, 167 acres
- [Lake Shetek](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/murray-county/lake-shetek) - 8.2 miles, 3,462 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=44.16191,-95.86583)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=51007900)
- [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/iron-lake)*