Clearwater Lake (St. Louis County)

St. Louis County, Minnesota - DNR stocking history, depth and survey data

Minnesota · Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) · DOW 69039700

DNR records show 16 stocking entries at Clearwater Lake (St. Louis County) since 2016, most recently rainbow trout yearlings in 2025 (1,575 fish).

• Clearwater Lake (St. Louis County) has 16 DNR stocking records across 10 years (2016-2025): rainbow trout (11), brown trout (4), brook trout (1).
• The most-stocked species by count is rainbow trout: 11,730 fish on record.
• Maximum depth 25 ft; surface area 15 acres, 9 littoral acres, 0.7 miles of shoreline, per the DNR lake survey.
• Average water clarity (Secchi depth) 10.0 ft.
• Fish species DNR lists here: rainbow trout, white sucker.
• 1 public access on the DNR list.
• Most recent DNR fish survey: October 12, 2015 (targeted survey).
• St. Louis County, nearest town Duluth; DNR lake number (DOW) 69039700.

Depth map

Bathymetric contours from the Minnesota DNR lake survey mapped 9/27/1989 (orig map); depths in feet. Simplified for the web; not for navigation.

Stocking history

⁸ fish cooperatively purchased, raised, and/or stocked by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

Public accesses

DNR fish survey, 2015

Catch per net (CPUE) is the DNR survey's count per gill net or trap net set; higher means more of that species were sampled, not a fishing forecast. Top species per gear shown; where we have no verified common name for a DNR code, the code itself is shown.

Rainbow Trout is the primary management species for Clearwater Lake. The lake is stocked annually with 1,125 yearling Rainbow Trout, and has been primarily managed as a put-and-take Rainbow Trout fishery. Clearwater was surveyed in 2015 to evaluate the stocking program and update information on other fish populations. One 12.1 inch Rainbow Trout was captured in the gillnets for an abundance of 0.3 per lift. Rainbow Trout gillnet abundance was below average when compared to similar lakes. Zero Rainbow Trout were captured in the trapnets. The low abundance of trout captured suggests that anglers are efficient in their ability to harvest trout from Clearwater Lake. The lake is stocked in the spring, and anglers have likely removed most trout by fall. Other fish species captured included Blacknose Shiner, Central Mudminnow, Fathead Minnow, Brook Stickleback, Golden Shiner, Northern Redbelly Dace and White Sucker.

Minnesota DNR survey narrative, October 12, 2015.

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