---
type: lake
name: "Lake Shetek"
county: "Murray"
nearest_town: "Currie"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 3462
max_depth_ft: 10
latitude: 44.13011
longitude: -95.70573
lake_score: 57
dnr_lake_id: "51004600"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/murray-county/lake-shetek
---

# Lake Shetek

Lake in Murray County, Minnesota, near Currie

- **Surface Area**: 3,462 acres
- **Max Depth**: 10 ft
- **Average Depth**: 5 ft
- **Shoreline**: 36 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 1 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 4 public boat launches (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 57/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Lake Shetek is a 3,462-acre lake near Currie in Murray County, Minnesota. It reaches 10 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 5 feet, and has roughly 36 miles of shoreline. It is the largest lake in Murray County in the Minnesota DNR's LakeFinder records. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 1 feet, so expect stained or algae-tinted water in summer.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 20 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, largemouth bass, black crappie, white crappie, and bluegill. 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 4 public boat launches (concrete surface) managed by the Minnesota DNR and county. Camp Shetek 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 104 years of DNR ice-out records.

## Access

- **Public access**: 4 public boat launches (concrete)
- **Managed by**: Minnesota DNR, county
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 20
- **Stocked**: Yes
- **Last DNR survey**: 2025
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Boating, Paddling, Camping

## Amenities

Boat Ramp, Carry-In Access, Campground

### Campgrounds

- Camp Shetek

## Fish Species

Walleye, Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Black Crappie, White Crappie, Bluegill, Yellow Perch, Channel Catfish, Bigmouth Buffalo, Black Bullhead, Brown Bullhead, Common Carp, Freshwater Drum, Green Sunfish, Hybrid Sunfish, Orangespotted Sunfish, Quillback, River Redhorse, 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**: 104
- **Earliest**: 2026-03-02
- **Latest**: 1962-04-24

## Nearby Lakes

- [Bloody Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/murray-county/bloody-lake) - 1.9 miles, 274 acres
- [Fox Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/murray-county/fox-lake) - 3.1 miles, 172 acres
- [Lake Sarah](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/murray-county/lake-sarah) - 3.5 miles, 1,209 acres
- [Buffalo Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/murray-county/buffalo-lake) - 7.3 miles, 127 acres
- [Lake of the Hill](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lyon-county/lake-of-the-hill) - 8 miles, 147 acres
- [Iron Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/murray-county/iron-lake) - 8.2 miles, 282 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=44.13011,-95.70573)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=51004600)
- [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-shetek)*