---
type: lake
name: "Swan Lake"
county: "McLeod"
nearest_town: "Silver Lake"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 352
max_depth_ft: 10
latitude: 44.91061
longitude: -94.23525
lake_score: 51
dnr_lake_id: "43004000"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/mcleod-county/swan-lake
---

# Swan Lake

Lake in McLeod County, Minnesota, near Silver Lake

- **Surface Area**: 352 acres
- **Max Depth**: 10 ft
- **Shoreline**: 2.9 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 3.6 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 2 public boat launches (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 51/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Swan Lake is a 352-acre lake near Silver Lake in McLeod County, Minnesota. It reaches 10 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 2.9 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 3.6 feet, so expect stained or algae-tinted water in summer.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 14 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 2025.

There are 2 public boat launches (concrete surface) managed by the Minnesota DNR and county.

## Access

- **Public access**: 2 public boat launches (concrete)
- **Managed by**: Minnesota DNR, county
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 14
- **Stocked**: Yes
- **Last DNR survey**: 2025
- **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, Black Bullhead, Common Carp, Green Sunfish, Hybrid Sunfish, White Sucker, Yellow Bullhead

## Nearby Lakes

- [Silver Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/mcleod-county/silver-lake) - 1.8 miles, 453 acres
- [Bear Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/mcleod-county/bear-lake) - 4.4 miles, 172 acres
- [Hook Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/mcleod-county/hook-lake) - 6.2 miles, 330 acres
- [Todd Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/mcleod-county/todd-lake) - 6.9 miles, 214 acres
- [Wolf Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/meeker-county/wolf-lake) - 7.4 miles, 262 acres
- [Lake Jennie](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/meeker-county/lake-jennie) - 7.8 miles, 1,069 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=44.91061,-94.23525)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=43004000)
- [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/swan-lake)*