---
type: lake
name: "Clearwater Lake"
county: "Crow Wing"
nearest_town: "Deerwood (Crow Wing)"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 905
max_depth_ft: 54
latitude: 46.39544
longitude: -93.91431
lake_score: 64
dnr_lake_id: "18003800"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/clearwater-lake
---

# Clearwater Lake

Lake in Crow Wing County, Minnesota, near Deerwood (Crow Wing)

- **Surface Area**: 905 acres
- **Max Depth**: 54 ft
- **Average Depth**: 24 ft
- **Shoreline**: 8.5 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 13 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 64/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Clearwater Lake is a 905-acre lake near Deerwood (Crow Wing) in Crow Wing County, Minnesota. It reaches 54 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 24 feet, and has roughly 8.5 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 13 feet, clearer than most lakes in the state.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 16 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, black crappie, and bluegill. 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 Minnesota DNR. The lake is listed as infested with Eurasian watermilfoil — clean, drain and dry your boat and gear before leaving. Ice typically goes out around April 12, based on 17 years of DNR ice-out records.

## 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**: 16
- **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, Smallmouth Bass, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Yellow Perch, Tullibee (Cisco), Rock Bass, Bowfin, Brown Bullhead, Green Sunfish, Hybrid Sunfish, White Sucker, Yellow Bullhead

## Invasive Species

Eurasian watermilfoil. Clean, drain and dry boats and gear before leaving.

## Ice-Out

- **Median ice-out**: April 12
- **Years of record**: 17
- **Earliest**: 2017-04-03
- **Latest**: 2013-05-12

## Nearby Lakes

- [Crooked Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/crooked-lake) - 1.8 miles, 463 acres
- [Loon Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/loon-lake) - 2.6 miles, 60 acres
- [Nokay Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/nokay-lake) - 2.6 miles, 704 acres
- [Placid Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/placid-lake) - 2.6 miles, 183 acres
- [Hanks Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/hanks-lake) - 2.7 miles, 165 acres
- [Portage Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/portage-lake) - 3 miles, 287 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=46.39544,-93.91431)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=18003800)
- [All lakes in Crow Wing County](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county)

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