---
type: lake
name: "Heart Lake"
county: "Clearwater"
nearest_town: "Mallard"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 224
max_depth_ft: 55
latitude: 47.25719
longitude: -95.30396
lake_score: 37
dnr_lake_id: "15005800"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/clearwater-county/heart-lake
---

# Heart Lake

Lake in Clearwater County, Minnesota, near Mallard

- **Surface Area**: 224 acres
- **Max Depth**: 55 ft
- **Shoreline**: 3.5 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 19.5 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: No public access on record
- **Lake Score**: 37/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Heart Lake is a 224-acre lake near Mallard in Clearwater County, Minnesota. It reaches 55 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 3.5 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 19.5 feet, which is exceptionally clear for Minnesota.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 5 fish species here, including largemouth bass, bluegill, yellow perch, and rock bass. 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 2013.

No public water access is on record with the DNR, so getting on the water generally depends on a resort, private landing or permission from a shoreline owner.

## Access

- **Public access**: No public access on record
- **Managed by**: Not recorded
- **Launch fee**: N/A

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 5
- **Stocked**: Yes
- **Last DNR survey**: 2013
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing

## Amenities

None on record

## Fish Species

Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, Yellow Perch, Rock Bass, Hybrid Sunfish

## Nearby Lakes

- [Long Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/clearwater-county/long-lake) - 1.4 miles, 159 acres
- [Ozawindib Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/clearwater-county/ozawindib-lake) - 2.5 miles, 159 acres
- [Mallard Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/clearwater-county/mallard-lake) - 3.6 miles, 105 acres
- [Rockstad Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/clearwater-county/rockstad-lake) - 4.7 miles, 142 acres
- [Lake Itasca](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/clearwater-county/lake-itasca) - 5.6 miles, 1,065 acres
- [Elk Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/clearwater-county/elk-lake) - 6.2 miles, 303 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=47.25719,-95.30396)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=15005800)
- [All lakes in Clearwater County](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/clearwater-county)

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