---
type: lake
name: "Clear Lake"
county: "St. Louis"
nearest_town: "Ely"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 113
max_depth_ft: 24
latitude: 47.8594
longitude: -92.07136
lake_score: 27
dnr_lake_id: "69027700"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/clear-lake-ely
---

# Clear Lake

Lake in St. Louis County, Minnesota, near Ely

- **Surface Area**: 113 acres
- **Max Depth**: 24 ft
- **Shoreline**: 3.1 miles
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: No public access on record
- **Lake Score**: 27/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Clear Lake is an 113-acre lake near Ely in St. Louis County, Minnesota. It reaches 24 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 3.1 miles of shoreline.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 9 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, black crappie, and bluegill. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2002.

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. Ice typically goes out around April 26, based on 12 years of DNR ice-out records.

## Access

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

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 9
- **Stocked**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 2002
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing

## Amenities

None on record

## Fish Species

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

## Ice-Out

- **Median ice-out**: April 26
- **Years of record**: 12
- **Earliest**: 2010-03-30
- **Latest**: 2022-05-09

## Nearby Lakes

- [Armstrong Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/armstrong-lake) - 0.8 miles, 382 acres
- [West Robinson Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/west-robinson-lake) - 0.9 miles, 121 acres
- [Eagles Nest No. Four Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/eagles-nest-no-four-lake) - 2.2 miles, 178 acres
- [Mud Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/mud-lake) - 2.2 miles, 176 acres
- [Eagles Nest #1 Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/eagles-nest-1-lake) - 2.5 miles, 324 acres
- [Wolf Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/wolf-lake-ely) - 2.8 miles, 289 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=47.8594,-92.07136)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=69027700)
- [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-ely)*