Clear Lake (Brown County, Minnesota)

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Clear Lake
Location Brown County, Minnesota,
United States
Coordinates 44°15′34″N094°31′14″W / 44.25944°N 94.52056°W / 44.25944; -94.52056 Coordinates: 44°15′34″N094°31′14″W / 44.25944°N 94.52056°W / 44.25944; -94.52056
Type Natural
Basin  countries United States
Surface area335 acres (1,360,000 m2) [1]
Max. depth7 feet (2.1 m)
SettlementsNorth Cottonwood, Township

Clear Lake is a lake in North Cottonwood, Township, Brown County, Minnesota, in the United States. [2] It is a protected public lake. [1] [3]

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History

The lake is a sport fishing lake which has been stocked with Fingerlings from a fishery. [4] [5]

In 2019 Clear lake was filmed for a television show called "Fishing the Midwest". [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Lakes". mrbdc.mnsu.edu. Minnesota River Basin Data Cente. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Clear Lake (Brown County, Minnesota)
  3. "North Cottonwood Township" (PDF). co.brown.mn.us. Brown County. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  4. "Clear Lake Brown County" (PDF). .co.brown.mn.us. Brown County. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  5. Schuldt, Clay (4 February 2018). "Winter's most popular destination… A City on the Ice". The Journal. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  6. Stewart, Ashley (5 January 2020). "'Fishing the Midwest' to showcase Clear Lake and its offerings". Globe Gazette. Retrieved 11 January 2020.