---
type: lake
name: "Clear Lake"
county: "Brown"
nearest_town: "New Ulm"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 252
max_depth_ft: 8
latitude: 44.25942
longitude: -94.52062
lake_score: 48
dnr_lake_id: "08001100"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/brown-county/clear-lake
---

# Clear Lake

Lake in Brown County, Minnesota, near New Ulm

- **Surface Area**: 252 acres
- **Max Depth**: 8 ft
- **Average Depth**: 5 ft
- **Shoreline**: 3 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 1.8 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 48/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Clear Lake is a 252-acre lake near New Ulm in Brown County, Minnesota. It reaches 8 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 5 feet, and has roughly 3 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 1.8 feet, so expect stained or algae-tinted water in summer.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 12 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, largemouth bass, 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 2025.

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

## Access

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

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 12
- **Stocked**: Yes
- **Last DNR survey**: 2025
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Boating, Paddling

## Amenities

Boat Ramp

## Fish Species

Walleye, Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Yellow Perch, Black Bullhead, Common Carp, Green Sunfish, Hybrid Sunfish, White Sucker, Yellow Bullhead

## Nearby Lakes

- [Lake Hanska](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/brown-county/lake-hanska) - 9.8 miles, 1,795 acres
- [Sleepy Eye Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/brown-county/sleepy-eye-lake) - 10.8 miles, 241 acres
- [Clear Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/sibley-county/clear-lake) - 13.6 miles, 505 acres
- [Fedji Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/watonwan-county/fedji-lake) - 14.3 miles, 172 acres
- [Wood Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/watonwan-county/wood-lake) - 16.6 miles, 559 acres
- [Lake Crystal](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/blue-earth-county/lake-crystal) - 18.8 miles, 379 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=44.25942,-94.52062)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=08001100)
- [All lakes in Brown County](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/brown-county)

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*Source: [MinneLakes.org](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/brown-county/clear-lake)*