2 miles northwest of Credit River
Scott County, Minnesota · 44.6927° N, 93.3912° W
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Updated 15 Oct 2026, 5:32 pm EDT.
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Minnesota DNR lake survey, fetched 15 Oct 2026. Not for navigation.
1 public access site on Cleary Lake.
Minnesota DNR public water accesses, fetched 15 Oct 2026.
Minnesota DNR stocking reports list 2 stockings of Cleary Lake in 2 of the years 2023 to 2024. The most recent, in 2024, included 500,000 walleye fry. Species stocked: walleye.
Source: Minnesota DNR Fisheries (LakeFinder stocking reports), fetched 15 Oct 2026. How we measure
Measured from Minnesota DNR contours. How we measure
Minnesota DNR’s latest standard fish survey of Cleary Lake was in August 2017: 2 gill nets and 9 trap nets caught 8 species.
Largemouth bass per gill net, standard surveys: 1995 0.5 · 2017 8.5
Bluegill per trap net, standard surveys: 1990 73 · 1995 137 · 1999 96 · 2017 31
Largemouth bass: 27 measured, 7 to 14 in, half 10 in or longer; average 0.66 lb, normal (normal 0.2–1.5 lb).
Black crappie: 24 measured, 4 to 8 in, half 5 in or longer; average 0.15 lb, below normal (normal 0.2–0.4 lb).
Bluegill: 306 measured, 2 to 8 in, half 5 in or longer; average 0.13 lb, below normal (normal 0.2–0.3 lb).
Also caught: black bullhead, golden shiner, hybrid sunfish.
Source: Minnesota DNR Fisheries lake survey, 8 Aug 2017, via LakeFinder, fetched 15 Oct 2026. Normal range: DNR’s range for lakes of the same class (43 classes, grouped by water chemistry and shape). Each line has its own scale. How we measure
Measured water clarity averages about 2 ft: the Secchi depth across 1 readings, 2017.
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and volunteer Secchi readings, via Minnesota DNR LakeFinder, fetched 15 Oct 2026.
Minnesota DNR lake survey; straight-line miles.
Cleary Lake is 9 feet at its deepest point, measured by Minnesota DNR survey. It covers 145 acres.
Yes. 1 public access site is listed: Cleary Lake Public Water Access Site.
Yes. Minnesota DNR stocking reports list 2 stockings of it in 2 of the years 2023 to 2024. The most recent, in 2024, included 500,000 walleye fry.
Minnesota DNR’s August 2017 standard survey caught 8 species, most often bluegill, largemouth bass, black crappie and green sunfish.