---
type: lake
name: "Black Oak Lake"
county: "Stearns"
nearest_town: "New Munich"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 95
max_depth_ft: 19
latitude: 45.63376
longitude: -94.81037
lake_score: 52
dnr_lake_id: "73024100"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/stearns-county/black-oak-lake
---

# Black Oak Lake

Lake in Stearns County, Minnesota, near New Munich

- **Surface Area**: 95 acres
- **Max Depth**: 19 ft
- **Average Depth**: 11 ft
- **Shoreline**: 3.4 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 6.8 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 52/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Black Oak Lake is a 95-acre lake near New Munich in Stearns County, Minnesota. It reaches 19 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 11 feet, and has roughly 3.4 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 6.8 feet.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 9 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, black crappie, bluegill, pumpkinseed, and yellow perch. The DNR has stocking records for the lake, so check the stocking report for the most recent species and year classes. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2019.

There is one public boat launch (concrete surface) managed by the Minnesota DNR.

## Access

- **Public access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Managed by**: Minnesota DNR
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 9
- **Stocked**: Yes
- **Last DNR survey**: 2019
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Paddling

## Amenities

Boat Ramp

## Fish Species

Walleye, Northern Pike, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Yellow Perch, Black Bullhead, Common Carp, White Sucker

## Nearby Lakes

- [Uhlenkolts Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/stearns-county/uhlenkolts-lake) - 4.3 miles, 250 acres
- [Cedar Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/stearns-county/cedar-lake) - 5.7 miles, 95 acres
- [Kings Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/stearns-county/kings-lake) - 6.4 miles, 204 acres
- [Long Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/stearns-county/long-lake-saint-rosa) - 6.8 miles, 92 acres
- [Sand Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/stearns-county/sand-lake) - 8.1 miles, 209 acres
- [Sylvia Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/stearns-county/sylvia-lake) - 8.2 miles, 85 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=45.63376,-94.81037)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=73024100)
- [All lakes in Stearns County](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/stearns-county)

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*Source: [MinneLakes.org](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/stearns-county/black-oak-lake)*