Turtle River Lake is a 1,740-acre lake with a maximum depth of 63 feet. It is located 10 miles northeast of Bemidji in Beltrami County. Turtle River Lake is one of 11 connected lakes known as the Turtle River Chain. A majority of the shoreline of Turtle River Lake is either state land or the property of Concordia Language Village and remains undeveloped. There is a DNR public water access site located on the northwest end of the lake off of CSAH 21 consisting of a concrete boat ramp and parking for about 10 trucks/trailers. The town of Turtle River also has a public access site located on the northwest end of the lake (directly across from the DNR access) with a concrete ramp and parking for about 4 truck/trailers. An undeveloped road right-of-way access site is also found at the outlet of the lake off of CSAH 22. This site has limited parking and is suitable for launching canoes and other small boats.
This lake gives anglers a variety of fish to target. Most anglers fish for walleye, northern pike and panfish on this lake. Largemouth bass are also available and panfish include bluegill, crappie, rock bass and perch.
MN DNR Lake Information Report
