---
type: lake
name: "Skeleton Lake"
county: "St. Louis"
nearest_town: "Murray"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 63
max_depth_ft: 18
latitude: 47.79785
longitude: -92.12221
lake_score: 45
dnr_lake_id: "69025600"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/skeleton-lake
---

# Skeleton Lake

Lake in St. Louis County, Minnesota, near Murray

- **Surface Area**: 63 acres
- **Max Depth**: 18 ft
- **Shoreline**: 2.5 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 11.5 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: Public access on record
- **Lake Score**: 45/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Skeleton Lake is a 63-acre lake near Murray in St. Louis County, Minnesota. It reaches 18 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 2.5 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 11.5 feet, clearer than most lakes in the state.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 6 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, largemouth bass, black crappie, and bluegill. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2019.

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**: 6
- **Stocked**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 2019
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Paddling

## Amenities

None on record

## Fish Species

Walleye, Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Black Crappie, Bluegill, White Sucker

## Nearby Lakes

- [Eagles Nest #2 Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/eagles-nest-2-lake) - 1.2 miles, 388 acres
- [Eagles Nest #3 Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/eagles-nest-3-lake) - 1.8 miles, 1,028 acres
- [Five Mile Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/five-mile-lake) - 2.1 miles, 104 acres
- [Bear Head Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/bear-head-lake) - 2.2 miles, 662 acres
- [Eagles Nest #1 Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/eagles-nest-1-lake) - 2.4 miles, 324 acres
- [Six Mile Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/six-mile-lake) - 2.5 miles, 109 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=47.79785,-92.12221)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=69025600)
- [All lakes in St. Louis County](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county)

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*Source: [MinneLakes.org](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/skeleton-lake)*