---
type: lake
name: "Silver Creek Reservoir"
county: "Olmsted"
nearest_town: "Chester"
lake_type: "reservoir"
acres: 107
latitude: 44.0415
longitude: -92.36014
lake_score: 22
dnr_lake_id: "55006300"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/olmsted-county/silver-creek-reservoir
---

# Silver Creek Reservoir

Reservoir in Olmsted County, Minnesota, near Chester

- **Surface Area**: 107 acres
- **Shoreline**: 2 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 3.5 ft
- **Lake Type**: reservoir
- **Public Access**: No public access on record
- **Lake Score**: 22/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Silver Creek Reservoir is a 107-acre reservoir near Chester in Olmsted County, Minnesota. It has roughly 2 miles of shoreline. By surface area it ranks No. 3 among the 5 Olmsted County lakes in this directory. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 3.5 feet, so expect stained or algae-tinted water in summer.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 7 fish species here, including northern pike, largemouth bass, black crappie, bluegill, and yellow perch. Special fishing regulations apply to largemouth and smallmouth bass, northern pike, and sunfish, black and white crappie, yellow perch, and they override the statewide limits. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2021.

No public water access is on record with the DNR, so getting on the water generally depends on a resort, private landing or permission from a shoreline owner.

## Access

- **Public access**: No public access on record
- **Managed by**: Not recorded
- **Launch fee**: N/A

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 7
- **Stocked**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 2021
- **Special regulations**: Yes
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

### Special Regulations

- **Largemouth and Smallmouth Bass**: Combined possession limit one. The daily and possession limits for these species apply to the waters listed as a whole, that is, only one daily and possession limit may be taken from the group of waters that comprise the Rochester-Olmsted County Area Lakes
- **Northern Pike**: Possession limit one. The daily and possession limit of one for northern pike apply to the waters listed as a whole, that is, only one daily and possession limit may be taken from the group of waters that comprise the Rochester-Olmsted County Area Lakes
- **Sunfish, Black and White Crappie, Yellow Perch**: Combined possession limit ten, of which only five may be black or white crappie. The daily and possession limit for these species apply to the waters listed as a whole, that is, only one daily and possession limit may be taken from the group of waters that comprise the Rochester-Olmsted County Area Lakes.

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing

## Amenities

None on record

## Fish Species

Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Yellow Perch, Green Sunfish, White Sucker

## Nearby Lakes

- [Bear Creek Reservoir](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/olmsted-county/bear-creek-reservoir) - 4.2 miles, 104 acres
- [Silver Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/olmsted-county/silver-lake) - 4.9 miles, 50 acres
- [Lake Zumbro](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/olmsted-county/lake-zumbro) - 11.1 miles, 715 acres
- [Shady Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/olmsted-county/shady-lake) - 12.5 miles, 144 acres
- [Lake Pepin](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/goodhue-county/lake-pepin) - 31.8 miles, 12,299 acres
- [Goodview Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/winona-county/goodview-lake) - 31.8 miles, 77 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=44.0415,-92.36014)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=55006300)
- [All lakes in Olmsted County](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/olmsted-county)

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*Source: [MinneLakes.org](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/olmsted-county/silver-creek-reservoir)*