---
type: lake
name: "Minerva Lake"
county: "Clearwater"
nearest_town: "Alida"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 230
max_depth_ft: 16
latitude: 47.3762
longitude: -95.3167
lake_score: 54
dnr_lake_id: "15007900"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/clearwater-county/minerva-lake
---

# Minerva Lake

Lake in Clearwater County, Minnesota, near Alida

- **Surface Area**: 230 acres
- **Max Depth**: 16 ft
- **Average Depth**: 8 ft
- **Shoreline**: 2.8 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 7.1 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (gravel or earth)
- **Lake Score**: 54/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Minerva Lake is a 230-acre lake near Alida in Clearwater County, Minnesota. It reaches 16 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 8 feet, and has roughly 2.8 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 7.1 feet.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 11 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, largemouth bass, black crappie, bluegill, and pumpkinseed. The DNR has stocking records for the lake, so check the stocking report for the most recent species and year classes. Special fishing regulations apply to sunfish, and they override the statewide limits. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2016.

There is one public boat launch (gravel or earth surface) managed by the Minnesota DNR.

## Access

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

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 11
- **Stocked**: Yes
- **Last DNR survey**: 2016
- **Special regulations**: Yes
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

### Special Regulations

- **Sunfish**: Daily limit five.

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Boating, Paddling

## Amenities

Boat Ramp

## Fish Species

Walleye, Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Yellow Perch, Black Bullhead, Brown Bullhead, Hybrid Sunfish, White Sucker

## Nearby Lakes

- [Upper Rice Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/clearwater-county/upper-rice-lake) - 1.7 miles, 1,527 acres
- [Mallard Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/clearwater-county/mallard-lake) - 5.7 miles, 105 acres
- [Rockstad Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/clearwater-county/rockstad-lake) - 6.8 miles, 142 acres
- [Long Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/clearwater-county/long-lake) - 6.9 miles, 159 acres
- [LaSalle Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hubbard-county/lasalle-lake) - 7.6 miles, 238 acres
- [Walker Brook Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/clearwater-county/walker-brook-lake) - 8 miles, 95 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=47.3762,-95.3167)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=15007900)
- [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/minerva-lake)*