---
type: lake
name: "Curtis Lake"
county: "Yellow Medicine"
nearest_town: "Echo"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 382
max_depth_ft: 8
latitude: 44.5793
longitude: -95.48254
lake_score: 28
dnr_lake_id: "87001600"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/yellow-medicine-county/curtis-lake
---

# Curtis Lake

Lake in Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, near Echo

- **Surface Area**: 382 acres
- **Max Depth**: 8 ft
- **Shoreline**: 5.5 miles
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: Public access on record
- **Lake Score**: 28/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Curtis Lake is a 382-acre lake near Echo in Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota. It reaches 8 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 5.5 miles of shoreline.

The DNR has no fish survey on file for this lake, so treat any fishing as exploratory.

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

## Activities

Paddling

## Amenities

None on record

## Fish Species

No DNR fish survey on file

## Nearby Lakes

- [Tyson Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/yellow-medicine-county/tyson-lake) - 3.6 miles, 166 acres
- [School Grove Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lyon-county/school-grove-lake) - 6.7 miles, 349 acres
- [Lady Slipper Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lyon-county/lady-slipper-lake) - 7.2 miles, 286 acres
- [Wood Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/yellow-medicine-county/wood-lake) - 7.8 miles, 485 acres
- [Cottonwood Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lyon-county/cottonwood-lake) - 10.1 miles, 383 acres
- [Redwood Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/redwood-county/redwood-lake) - 17.7 miles, 56 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=44.5793,-95.48254)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=87001600)
- [All lakes in Yellow Medicine County](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/yellow-medicine-county)

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*Source: [MinneLakes.org](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/yellow-medicine-county/curtis-lake)*