---
type: lake
name: "Mud Lake"
county: "Lake"
nearest_town: "Silver Rapids"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 182
max_depth_ft: 16
latitude: 47.97644
longitude: -91.67176
lake_score: 31
dnr_lake_id: "38074200"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/mud-lake
---

# Mud Lake

Lake in Lake County, Minnesota, near Silver Rapids

- **Surface Area**: 182 acres
- **Max Depth**: 16 ft
- **Shoreline**: 4.4 miles
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: Public access on record
- **Lake Score**: 31/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Mud Lake is an 182-acre lake near Silver Rapids in Lake County, Minnesota. It reaches 16 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 4.4 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. 4 campgrounds are mapped close to the shoreline for overnight stays.

## Access

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

## Activities

Paddling, Camping

## Amenities

Campground

## Fish Species

No DNR fish survey on file

## Nearby Lakes

- [Muskeg Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/muskeg-lake) - 0.9 miles, 194 acres
- [Ella Hall Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/ella-hall-lake) - 1.3 miles, 379 acres
- [Newton Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/newton-lake) - 2.4 miles, 516 acres
- [Stub Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/stub-lake) - 2.6 miles, 89 acres
- [Good Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/good-lake) - 3.3 miles, 175 acres
- [Hula Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/hula-lake) - 3.8 miles, 131 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=47.97644,-91.67176)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=38074200)
- [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/mud-lake)*