---
type: lake
name: "Tyson Lake"
county: "Yellow Medicine"
nearest_town: "Wood Lake"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 166
max_depth_ft: 8
latitude: 44.61328
longitude: -95.53769
lake_score: 43
dnr_lake_id: "87001900"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/yellow-medicine-county/tyson-lake
---

# Tyson Lake

Lake in Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, near Wood Lake

- **Surface Area**: 166 acres
- **Max Depth**: 8 ft
- **Shoreline**: 3.3 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 3.2 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 43/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Tyson Lake is a 166-acre lake near Wood Lake in Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota. It reaches 8 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 3.3 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 3.2 feet, so expect stained or algae-tinted water in summer.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 8 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 2023.

There is one public boat launch (concrete surface) managed by the Minnesota DNR.

## Access

- **Public access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Managed by**: Minnesota DNR
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 8
- **Stocked**: Yes
- **Last DNR survey**: 2023
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Boating, Paddling

## Amenities

Boat Ramp

## Fish Species

Walleye, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Yellow Perch, Black Bullhead, Green Sunfish, Hybrid Sunfish, Orangespotted Sunfish

## Nearby Lakes

- [Curtis Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/yellow-medicine-county/curtis-lake) - 3.6 miles, 382 acres
- [Wood Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/yellow-medicine-county/wood-lake) - 5 miles, 485 acres
- [Lady Slipper Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lyon-county/lady-slipper-lake) - 5.3 miles, 286 acres
- [School Grove Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lyon-county/school-grove-lake) - 5.7 miles, 349 acres
- [Cottonwood Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lyon-county/cottonwood-lake) - 7 miles, 383 acres
- [Redwood Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/redwood-county/redwood-lake) - 20.9 miles, 56 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=44.61328,-95.53769)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=87001900)
- [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/tyson-lake)*