---
type: lake
name: "Clear Lake"
county: "Sherburne"
nearest_town: "Clearwater"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 113
max_depth_ft: 30
latitude: 45.44623
longitude: -94.04536
lake_score: 33
dnr_lake_id: "71015300"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/sherburne-county/clear-lake
---

# Clear Lake

Lake in Sherburne County, Minnesota, near Clearwater

- **Surface Area**: 113 acres
- **Max Depth**: 30 ft
- **Average Depth**: 15 ft
- **Shoreline**: 1.5 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 11 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: No public access on record
- **Lake Score**: 33/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Clear Lake is an 113-acre lake near Clearwater in Sherburne County, Minnesota. It reaches 30 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 15 feet, and has roughly 1.5 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 11 feet, clearer than most lakes in the state.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 7 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, largemouth bass, black crappie, bluegill, and yellow perch. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2009.

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**: 2009
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing

## Amenities

None on record

## Fish Species

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

## Nearby Lakes

- [Pickerel Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/sherburne-county/pickerel-lake) - 1.8 miles, 108 acres
- [Long Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/sherburne-county/long-lake) - 2.1 miles, 174 acres
- [Camp Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/sherburne-county/camp-lake) - 4.2 miles, 82 acres
- [Long Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/stearns-county/long-lake-clearwater) - 4.5 miles, 69 acres
- [Fish Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/wright-county/fish-lake) - 4.6 miles, 97 acres
- [Elk Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/sherburne-county/elk-lake-clear-lake) - 5.1 miles, 357 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=45.44623,-94.04536)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=71015300)
- [All lakes in Sherburne County](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/sherburne-county)

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