---
type: lake
name: "Lower Spunk Lake"
county: "Stearns"
nearest_town: "Avon"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 179
max_depth_ft: 27.5
latitude: 45.61804
longitude: -94.46003
lake_score: 63
dnr_lake_id: "73012300"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/stearns-county/lower-spunk-lake
---

# Lower Spunk Lake

Lake in Stearns County, Minnesota, near Avon

- **Surface Area**: 179 acres
- **Max Depth**: 28 ft
- **Average Depth**: 5 ft
- **Shoreline**: 3.8 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 8.8 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 63/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Lower Spunk Lake is a 179-acre lake near Avon in Stearns County, Minnesota. It reaches 28 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 5 feet, and has roughly 3.8 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 8.8 feet.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 13 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, largemouth bass, black crappie, bluegill, and pumpkinseed. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2023.

There is one public boat launch (concrete surface) managed by the Minnesota DNR. OpenStreetMap shows Avon Beach on or beside the lake. The lake is listed as infested with Eurasian watermilfoil — clean, drain and dry your boat and gear before leaving. Ice typically goes out around April 9, based on 10 years of DNR ice-out records.

## 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**: 13
- **Stocked**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 2023
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Boating, Paddling, Swimming, Picnicking

## Amenities

Boat Ramp, Swim Beach, Picnic Area

### Beaches

- Avon Beach

## Fish Species

Walleye, Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Yellow Perch, Black Bullhead, Bowfin, Green Sunfish, Hybrid Sunfish, White Sucker, Yellow Bullhead

## Invasive Species

Eurasian watermilfoil. Clean, drain and dry boats and gear before leaving.

## Ice-Out

- **Median ice-out**: April 9
- **Years of record**: 10
- **Earliest**: 2026-04-01
- **Latest**: 2018-05-02

## Nearby Lakes

- [Ochotto Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/stearns-county/ochotto-lake) - 0.6 miles, 40 acres
- [Middle Spunk Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/stearns-county/middle-spunk-lake) - 0.8 miles, 236 acres
- [Linneman Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/stearns-county/linneman-lake) - 1.4 miles, 110 acres
- [Big Spunk Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/stearns-county/big-spunk-lake) - 1.8 miles, 415 acres
- [Pelican Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/stearns-county/pelican-lake) - 2.8 miles, 291 acres
- [Kreigle Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/stearns-county/kreigle-lake) - 2.8 miles, 102 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=45.61804,-94.46003)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=73012300)
- [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/lower-spunk-lake)*