---
type: lake
name: "Bald Eagle Lake"
county: "Lake"
nearest_town: "Silver Rapids"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 1243
max_depth_ft: 36
latitude: 47.82367
longitude: -91.55388
lake_score: 64
dnr_lake_id: "38063700"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/bald-eagle-lake
---

# Bald Eagle Lake

Lake in Lake County, Minnesota, near Silver Rapids

- **Surface Area**: 1,243 acres
- **Max Depth**: 36 ft
- **Shoreline**: 16.5 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 6 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: Public access on record
- **Lake Score**: 64/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Bald Eagle Lake is a 1,243-acre lake near Silver Rapids in Lake County, Minnesota. It reaches 36 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 16.5 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 6 feet.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 7 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, black crappie, bluegill, yellow perch, and rock bass. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2019.

The DNR lists public water access for the lake; confirm the launch type before towing a trailer in. OpenStreetMap shows a swim beach on or beside the lake. 10 campgrounds are mapped close to the shoreline for overnight stays.

## Access

- **Public access**: Public access on record
- **Managed by**: US Forest Service
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 7
- **Stocked**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 2019
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Paddling, Swimming, Camping

## Amenities

Swim Beach, Campground

## Fish Species

Walleye, Northern Pike, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Yellow Perch, Rock Bass, White Sucker

## Nearby Lakes

- [Turtle Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/turtle-lake) - 2.1 miles, 343 acres
- [Gabbro Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/gabbro-lake) - 2.8 miles, 977 acres
- [Little Gabbro Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/little-gabbro-lake) - 3.9 miles, 148 acres
- [Clearwater Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/clearwater-lake) - 3.9 miles, 640 acres
- [August Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/august-lake) - 5.1 miles, 229 acres
- [Quadga Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/quadga-lake) - 5.6 miles, 251 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=47.82367,-91.55388)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=38063700)
- [All lakes in Lake County](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county)

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