---
type: lake
name: "Clear Lake"
county: "St. Louis"
nearest_town: "Buhl"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 139
max_depth_ft: 24
latitude: 47.64093
longitude: -92.75393
lake_score: 25
dnr_lake_id: "69079900"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/clear-lake-buhl
---

# Clear Lake

Lake in St. Louis County, Minnesota, near Buhl

- **Surface Area**: 139 acres
- **Max Depth**: 24 ft
- **Average Depth**: 9 ft
- **Shoreline**: 2.8 miles
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: Public access on record
- **Lake Score**: 25/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Clear Lake is a 139-acre lake near Buhl in St. Louis County, Minnesota. It reaches 24 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 9 feet, and has roughly 2.8 miles of shoreline.

The DNR has no fish survey on file for this lake, so treat any fishing as exploratory.

The DNR lists public water access for the lake; confirm the launch type before towing a trailer in.

## Access

- **Public access**: Public access on record
- **Managed by**: Not recorded
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Activities

Paddling

## Amenities

None on record

## Fish Species

No DNR fish survey on file

## Nearby Lakes

- [Dark Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/dark-lake) - 1.3 miles, 231 acres
- [Leander Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/leander-lake) - 2.5 miles, 252 acres
- [Fourteen Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/fourteen-lake) - 3.2 miles, 386 acres
- [Sand Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/sand-lake) - 5.6 miles, 779 acres
- [Auto Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/auto-lake) - 6.2 miles, 97 acres
- [Long Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/long-lake-chisholm) - 7.9 miles, 259 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=47.64093,-92.75393)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=69079900)
- [All lakes in St. Louis County](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county)

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