---
type: lake
name: "Amber Lake"
county: "Martin"
nearest_town: "Fairmont"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 182
max_depth_ft: 19
latitude: 43.6071
longitude: -94.47358
lake_score: 48
dnr_lake_id: "46003400"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/martin-county/amber-lake
---

# Amber Lake

Lake in Martin County, Minnesota, near Fairmont

- **Surface Area**: 182 acres
- **Max Depth**: 19 ft
- **Average Depth**: 11 ft
- **Shoreline**: 2.2 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 1.6 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 48/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Amber Lake is an 182-acre lake near Fairmont in Martin County, Minnesota. It reaches 19 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 11 feet, and has roughly 2.2 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 1.6 feet, so expect stained or algae-tinted water in summer.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 18 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, largemouth bass, black crappie, white crappie, and bluegill. 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 yellow bass, and they override the statewide limits. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2022.

There is one public boat launch (concrete surface) managed by the city. Ice typically goes out around March 25, based on 18 years of DNR ice-out records.

## Access

- **Public access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Managed by**: city
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 18
- **Stocked**: Yes
- **Last DNR survey**: 2022
- **Special regulations**: Yes
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

### Special Regulations

- **yellow bass**: daily limit 100, no possession limit, no closed season.

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Boating, Paddling

## Amenities

Boat Ramp

## Fish Species

Walleye, Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Black Crappie, White Crappie, Bluegill, Yellow Perch, Channel Catfish, Bigmouth Buffalo, Black Bullhead, Common Carp, Freshwater Drum, Green Sunfish, Orangespotted Sunfish, Quillback, White Sucker, Yellow Bass, Yellow Bullhead

## Ice-Out

- **Median ice-out**: March 25
- **Years of record**: 18
- **Earliest**: 2024-02-29
- **Latest**: 2018-04-29

## Nearby Lakes

- [Hall Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/martin-county/hall-lake) - 1.1 miles, 548 acres
- [Budd Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/martin-county/budd-lake) - 2.3 miles, 228 acres
- [Sisseton Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/martin-county/sisseton-lake) - 3.1 miles, 138 acres
- [Willmert Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/martin-county/willmert-lake) - 3.2 miles, 335 acres
- [George Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/martin-county/george-lake) - 3.8 miles, 83 acres
- [Imogene Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/martin-county/imogene-lake) - 5.9 miles, 186 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=43.6071,-94.47358)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=46003400)
- [All lakes in Martin County](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/martin-county)

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