What is the cleanest lake in Otter Tail County, Minnesota?

Crane Lake in Otter Tail County has the cleanest nutrient and algae readings in Otter Tail County, Minnesota, with 9 feet of measured water clarity.

How are these rankings calculated?

Nutrients and algae, total phosphorus, nitrogen, chlorophyll-a and turbidity, are read against EPA National Lakes Assessment 2022 condition classes for that lake’s ecoregion. Water clarity (Secchi depth) is measured and shown separately. Lakes without enough recent samples are listed without a condition class rather than ranked low. Source data comes from the EPA Water Quality Portal.

Cleanest Lakes in Otter Tail County, Minnesota

Crane Lake in Otter Tail County leads the rankings on measured clarity and nutrients and 9 ft of clarity. Below are the top 50 cleanest monitored lakes in Otter Tail County, Minnesota, ranked on EPA nutrient and algae measurements.

Ranked List

#	Lake	County	Clarity	Phosphorus	Algae
1	Crane Lake	Otter Tail	9 ft	15 µg/L	6.4 µg/L
2	Pelican Lake	Otter Tail	16.4 ft	15 µg/L	3 µg/L
3	Round Lake	Otter Tail	11.2 ft	19 µg/L	4.8 µg/L
4	Long Lake	Otter Tail	12.3 ft	20 µg/L	4.4 µg/L
5	Long Lake	Otter Tail	12.1 ft	19.5 µg/L	5.3 µg/L
6	Long Lake	Otter Tail	11.6 ft	17 µg/L	3.9 µg/L
7	Dead Lake	Otter Tail	10.2 ft	20 µg/L	5.8 µg/L
8	Deer Lake	Otter Tail	12.3 ft	21 µg/L	4.8 µg/L
9	Lida Lake	Otter Tail	14 ft	21 µg/L	5.6 µg/L
10	Eagle Lake	Otter Tail	22.6 ft	5 µg/L	1.8 µg/L
11	Star Lake	Otter Tail	17 ft	13 µg/L	3.4 µg/L
12	Fish Lake	Otter Tail	18 ft	12 µg/L	2.2 µg/L
13	Big Mcdonald Lake	Otter Tail	17.4 ft	12 µg/L	3.2 µg/L
14	Bass Lake	Otter Tail	17.4 ft	14 µg/L	2.5 µg/L
15	Lizzie Lake	Otter Tail	16.4 ft	13 µg/L	2.7 µg/L
16	East Loon Lake	Otter Tail	13.5 ft	13 µg/L	3.9 µg/L
17	Pickerel Lake	Otter Tail	14.1 ft	12 µg/L	3.3 µg/L
18	Devil'S Lake	Otter Tail	14.5 ft	14 µg/L	3.3 µg/L
19	Silver Lake	Otter Tail	12.1 ft	16 µg/L	4.4 µg/L
20	West Battle Lake	Otter Tail	18 ft	8 µg/L	2.7 µg/L
21	Clitherall Lake	Otter Tail	14.1 ft	9 µg/L	4 µg/L
22	Swan Lake	Otter Tail	12.1 ft	18 µg/L	4 µg/L
23	Stuart Lake	Otter Tail	17.5 ft	12 µg/L	3.7 µg/L
24	Blanche Lake	Otter Tail	12.5 ft	11 µg/L	4.5 µg/L
25	Trowbridge Lake	Otter Tail	13.5 ft	16 µg/L	3.5 µg/L
26	Little Mcdonald Lake	Otter Tail	26.5 ft	7 µg/L	1.8 µg/L
27	Wall Lake	Otter Tail	8.7 ft	21 µg/L	6.5 µg/L
28	Elbow Lake	Otter Tail	18 ft	12 µg/L	2.5 µg/L
29	East Battle Lake	Otter Tail	13.1 ft	12 µg/L	4.2 µg/L
30	Scalp Lake	Otter Tail	20 ft	9 µg/L	1.8 µg/L
31	West Silent Lake	Otter Tail	18 ft	8 µg/L	2.7 µg/L
32	Ten Mile Lake	Otter Tail	13.6 ft	24 µg/L	5.2 µg/L
33	South Turtle Lake	Otter Tail	14.1 ft	20 µg/L	3.7 µg/L
34	Sybil Lake	Otter Tail	20 ft	9 µg/L	2.4 µg/L
35	Little Pelican Lake	Otter Tail	11.5 ft	17 µg/L	4.3 µg/L
36	Otter Tail Lake	Otter Tail	12.1 ft	16 µg/L	5.5 µg/L
37	West Leaf Lake	Otter Tail	7.5 ft	22 µg/L	6.2 µg/L
38	Franklin Lake	Otter Tail	13.1 ft	17 µg/L	3.6 µg/L
39	Kerbs Lake	Otter Tail	27.7 ft	7 µg/L	1.6 µg/L
40	Wimer Lake	Otter Tail	10.2 ft	18.5 µg/L	5.8 µg/L
41	Pebble Lake	Otter Tail	13 ft	16 µg/L	3.9 µg/L
42	Six Lake	Otter Tail	21 ft	7 µg/L	2.1 µg/L
43	Boedigheimer Lake	Otter Tail	10.2 ft	18.5 µg/L	5.3 µg/L
44	East Silent Lake	Otter Tail	19.2 ft	9.5 µg/L	2.2 µg/L
45	Jewett Lake	Otter Tail	17.7 ft	15 µg/L	2.9 µg/L
46	Leek Lake	Otter Tail	13.1 ft	15 µg/L	2.7 µg/L
47	Round Lake	Otter Tail	7.9 ft	21 µg/L	7.1 µg/L
48	Prairie Lake	Otter Tail	8.9 ft	18 µg/L	7.3 µg/L
49	Marion Lake	Otter Tail	11 ft	18 µg/L	7.3 µg/L
50	Stalker Lake	Otter Tail	6.6 ft	22 µg/L	7.1 µg/L

Ranked List

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