---
type: lake
name: "South Silver Lake"
county: "Martin"
nearest_town: "Fairmont"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 252
max_depth_ft: 22
latitude: 43.51996
longitude: -94.46695
lake_score: 50
dnr_lake_id: "46002000"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/martin-county/south-silver-lake
---

# South Silver Lake

Lake in Martin County, Minnesota, near Fairmont

- **Surface Area**: 252 acres
- **Max Depth**: 22 ft
- **Average Depth**: 14 ft
- **Shoreline**: 4 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 2.8 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 50/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

South Silver Lake is a 252-acre lake near Fairmont in Martin County, Minnesota. It reaches 22 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 14 feet, and has roughly 4 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 2.8 feet, so expect stained or algae-tinted water in summer.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 16 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. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2022.

There is one public boat launch (concrete surface) managed by the Minnesota DNR. Ice typically goes out around March 25, based on 26 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**: 2022
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## 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, White Bass, Bigmouth Buffalo, Black Bullhead, Common Carp, Freshwater Drum, Green Sunfish, Hybrid Sunfish, Yellow Bullhead

## Ice-Out

- **Median ice-out**: March 25
- **Years of record**: 26
- **Earliest**: 2024-02-27
- **Latest**: 2008-05-05

## Nearby Lakes

- [Iowa Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/martin-county/iowa-lake) - 1.7 miles, 705 acres
- [Willmert Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/martin-county/willmert-lake) - 2.9 miles, 335 acres
- [East Chain](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/martin-county/east-chain) - 5.3 miles, 481 acres
- [Amber Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/martin-county/amber-lake) - 6 miles, 182 acres
- [Bright Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/martin-county/bright-lake) - 6.2 miles, 639 acres
- [Okamanpeedan Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/martin-county/okamanpeedan-lake) - 6.6 miles, 2,268 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=43.51996,-94.46695)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=46002000)
- [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/south-silver-lake)*