---
type: lake
name: "Clear Lake"
county: "Goodhue"
nearest_town: "Etter"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 226
max_depth_ft: 7
latitude: 44.65009
longitude: -92.71063
lake_score: 25
dnr_lake_id: "25001900"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/goodhue-county/clear-lake
---

# Clear Lake

Lake in Goodhue County, Minnesota, near Etter

- **Surface Area**: 226 acres
- **Max Depth**: 7 ft
- **Shoreline**: 4.9 miles
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: Public access on record
- **Lake Score**: 25/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Clear Lake is a 226-acre lake near Etter in Goodhue County, Minnesota. It reaches 7 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 4.9 miles of shoreline.

The DNR has no fish survey on file for this lake, so treat any fishing as exploratory.

The DNR lists public water access for the lake; confirm the launch type before towing a trailer in.

## Access

- **Public access**: Public access on record
- **Managed by**: Not recorded
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Activities

Paddling

## Amenities

None on record

## Fish Species

No DNR fish survey on file

## Nearby Lakes

- [Goose Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/goodhue-county/goose-lake) - 3.6 miles, 220 acres
- [Lake Rebecca](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/dakota-county/lake-rebecca) - 10.4 miles, 82 acres
- [Spring Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/dakota-county/spring-lake) - 15 miles, 1,494 acres
- [Lake Byllesby](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/dakota-county/lake-byllesby) - 16.1 miles, 1,368 acres
- [Lake St. Croix](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/washington-county/lake-st-croix) - 18.6 miles, 8,393 acres
- [Lake Pepin](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/goodhue-county/lake-pepin) - 23.6 miles, 12,299 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=44.65009,-92.71063)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=25001900)
- [All lakes in Goodhue County](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/goodhue-county)

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