---
type: lake
name: "Clear Lake"
county: "St. Louis"
nearest_town: "Buyck"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 145
max_depth_ft: 5.7
latitude: 48.11963
longitude: -92.6436
lake_score: 15
dnr_lake_id: "69074700"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/clear-lake
---

# Clear Lake

Lake in St. Louis County, Minnesota, near Buyck

- **Surface Area**: 145 acres
- **Max Depth**: 6 ft
- **Shoreline**: 2.7 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 3.2 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: No public access on record
- **Lake Score**: 15/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Clear Lake is a 145-acre lake near Buyck in St. Louis County, Minnesota. It reaches 6 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 2.7 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 3.2 feet, so expect stained or algae-tinted water in summer.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 6 fish species here, including northern pike, pumpkinseed, and yellow perch. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2008.

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**: 6
- **Stocked**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 2008
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing

## Amenities

None on record

## Fish Species

Northern Pike, Pumpkinseed, Yellow Perch, Black Bullhead, Brown Bullhead, White Sucker

## Nearby Lakes

- [Kjostad Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/kjostad-lake) - 1.9 miles, 437 acres
- [Myrtle Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/myrtle-lake) - 3.2 miles, 876 acres
- [Ban Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/ban-lake) - 5.4 miles, 389 acres
- [Bell Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/bell-lake) - 5.7 miles, 110 acres
- [Kabustasa Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/kabustasa-lake) - 6.8 miles, 115 acres
- [Winchester Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/winchester-lake) - 6.9 miles, 319 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=48.11963,-92.6436)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=69074700)
- [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)*