Alice Lake

Alice Lake carries a solid B grade — strong on most parameters, with measurements that hold up well across the summer season.

The lake's low TSI puts it in oligotrophic territory — the cleanest of the four trophic classes, but also the most vulnerable to nutrient-driven shifts. Alice Lake reaches 39 ft at its deepest point — typical for Minnesota mid-sized lakes, with seasonal stratification but limited cold-water refuge. The lake is compact at 47 acres, with 1.3 miles of shoreline and little volume to buffer nutrient inputs. Within Otter Tail County's 97 graded lakes, Alice Lake ranks 54 — below the local median, though not at the bottom.

Alice Lake has no invasive species recorded in Minnesota state databases as of 2024, though prevention practices still apply at all access points. The state fisheries records do not list documented species for Alice Lake, which usually reflects a lack of formal fisheries survey work rather than an empty lake. No formal public access is documented at Alice Lake — most use is by shoreline residents and their guests. Monitoring depth is thin here: the LakeGrade rubric is applied to a small number of sample years, and the grade will be revised as more data accumulates.