---
type: lake
name: "Middle Spunk Lake"
county: "Stearns"
nearest_town: "Avon"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 236
max_depth_ft: 81
latitude: 45.60686
longitude: -94.46535
lake_score: 66
dnr_lake_id: "73012800"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/stearns-county/middle-spunk-lake
---

# Middle Spunk Lake

Lake in Stearns County, Minnesota, near Avon

- **Surface Area**: 236 acres
- **Max Depth**: 81 ft
- **Average Depth**: 28 ft
- **Shoreline**: 4.5 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 12.5 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 66/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Middle Spunk Lake is a 236-acre lake near Avon in Stearns County, Minnesota. It reaches 81 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 28 feet, and has roughly 4.5 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 12.5 feet, clearer than most lakes in the state.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 17 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, black crappie, and bluegill. 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 2023.

There is one public boat launch (concrete surface) managed by the city. The lake is listed as infested with Eurasian watermilfoil — clean, drain and dry your boat and gear before leaving.

## Access

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

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 17
- **Stocked**: Yes
- **Last DNR survey**: 2023
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Boating, Paddling, Picnicking

## Amenities

Boat Ramp, Picnic Area

## Fish Species

Walleye, Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Yellow Perch, Tullibee (Cisco), Rock Bass, Bowfin, Brown Bullhead, Common Carp, Green Sunfish, Hybrid Sunfish, White Sucker, Yellow Bullhead

## Invasive Species

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

## Nearby Lakes

- [Lower Spunk Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/stearns-county/lower-spunk-lake) - 0.8 miles, 179 acres
- [Big Spunk Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/stearns-county/big-spunk-lake) - 1 miles, 415 acres
- [Linneman Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/stearns-county/linneman-lake) - 1 miles, 110 acres
- [Ochotto Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/stearns-county/ochotto-lake) - 1.2 miles, 40 acres
- [Kreigle Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/stearns-county/kreigle-lake) - 2 miles, 102 acres
- [Kalla Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/stearns-county/kalla-lake) - 2.9 miles, 106 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=45.60686,-94.46535)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=73012800)
- [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/middle-spunk-lake)*