---
type: lake
name: "Lake Sarah"
county: "Murray"
nearest_town: "Garvin"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 1209
max_depth_ft: 10
latitude: 44.15522
longitude: -95.76687
lake_score: 51
dnr_lake_id: "51006300"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/murray-county/lake-sarah
---

# Lake Sarah

Lake in Murray County, Minnesota, near Garvin

- **Surface Area**: 1,209 acres
- **Max Depth**: 10 ft
- **Shoreline**: 8.1 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 3.1 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 3 public boat launches (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 51/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Lake Sarah is a 1,209-acre lake near Garvin in Murray County, Minnesota. It reaches 10 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 8.1 miles of shoreline. By surface area it ranks No. 2 among the 14 Murray County lakes in this directory. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 3.1 feet, so expect stained or algae-tinted water in summer.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 10 fish species here, including walleye, black 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 2025.

There are 3 public boat launches (concrete surface) managed by the Minnesota DNR and county. Sundquist Park at West Lake Sarah 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 March 30, based on 29 years of DNR ice-out records.

## Access

- **Public access**: 3 public boat launches (concrete)
- **Managed by**: Minnesota DNR, county
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 10
- **Stocked**: Yes
- **Last DNR survey**: 2025
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Boating, Paddling, Camping

## Amenities

Boat Ramp, Campground

### Campgrounds

- Sundquist Park at West Lake Sarah

## Fish Species

Walleye, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Yellow Perch, Bigmouth Buffalo, Black Bullhead, Common Carp, Orangespotted Sunfish, White Sucker, Yellow Bullhead

## Invasive Species

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

## Ice-Out

- **Median ice-out**: March 30
- **Years of record**: 29
- **Earliest**: 2016-03-01
- **Latest**: 2018-04-29

## Nearby Lakes

- [Lake Shetek](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/murray-county/lake-shetek) - 3.5 miles, 3,462 acres
- [Iron Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/murray-county/iron-lake) - 4.9 miles, 282 acres
- [Lake of the Hill](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lyon-county/lake-of-the-hill) - 5.2 miles, 147 acres
- [Bloody Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/murray-county/bloody-lake) - 5.2 miles, 274 acres
- [Fox Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/murray-county/fox-lake) - 6.2 miles, 172 acres
- [Yankton Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lyon-county/yankton-lake) - 7.9 miles, 403 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=44.15522,-95.76687)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=51006300)
- [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/lake-sarah)*