---
type: lake
name: "Silver Lake"
county: "McLeod"
nearest_town: "Silver Lake"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 453
max_depth_ft: 10.5
latitude: 44.89585
longitude: -94.20407
lake_score: 47
dnr_lake_id: "43003400"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/mcleod-county/silver-lake
---

# Silver Lake

Lake in McLeod County, Minnesota, near Silver Lake

- **Surface Area**: 453 acres
- **Max Depth**: 11 ft
- **Average Depth**: 9 ft
- **Shoreline**: 4.5 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 2.7 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 47/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Silver Lake is a 453-acre lake near Silver Lake in McLeod County, Minnesota. It reaches 11 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 9 feet, and has roughly 4.5 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 2.7 feet, so expect stained or algae-tinted water in summer.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 8 fish species here, including walleye, largemouth bass, black crappie, bluegill, and yellow perch. 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 2024.

There is one public boat launch (concrete surface) managed by the Minnesota DNR.

## 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**: 8
- **Stocked**: Yes
- **Last DNR survey**: 2024
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Boating, Paddling

## Amenities

Boat Ramp

## Fish Species

Walleye, Largemouth Bass, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Yellow Perch, Black Bullhead, Green Sunfish, Hybrid Sunfish

## Nearby Lakes

- [Swan Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/mcleod-county/swan-lake) - 1.8 miles, 352 acres
- [Bear Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/mcleod-county/bear-lake) - 6.3 miles, 172 acres
- [Hook Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/mcleod-county/hook-lake) - 8 miles, 330 acres
- [Todd Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/mcleod-county/todd-lake) - 8.7 miles, 214 acres
- [Wolf Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/meeker-county/wolf-lake) - 9 miles, 262 acres
- [Otter Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/mcleod-county/otter-lake) - 9.4 miles, 642 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=44.89585,-94.20407)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=43003400)
- [All lakes in McLeod County](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/mcleod-county)

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