Alexandria Lakes, 168 Lakes | Water Quality & Fishing

Reviewed by LakeQuality Editorial Team · Updated Aug 2, 2026

168

Lakes

143

With Fish Data

Lake	County	Clarity	Depth	Fish
Crane Lake	Otter Tail	9 ft	43 ft	0
Lobster Lake	Douglas	13 ft	65 ft	18
Latoka Lake	Douglas	19 ft	108 ft	16
Little Birch Lake	Todd	13 ft	89 ft	20
Pelican Lake	Otter Tail	16.4 ft	55 ft	20
Round Lake	Otter Tail	11.2 ft	24 ft	0
Long Lake	Otter Tail	12.3 ft	128 ft	16
Long Lake	Otter Tail	12.1 ft	88 ft	1
Long Lake	Otter Tail	11.6 ft	73 ft	17
Dead Lake	Otter Tail	10.2 ft	65 ft	18
Maple Lake	Douglas	14.1 ft	78 ft	17
Deer Lake	Otter Tail	12.3 ft	26 ft	16
Chippewa Lake	Douglas	14.8 ft	95 ft	19
Lida Lake	Otter Tail	14 ft	58 ft	20
Cowdry Lake	Douglas	17.1 ft	52 ft	19
Vermont Lake	Douglas	14.1 ft	59 ft	11
Eagle Lake	Otter Tail	22.6 ft	46 ft	10
Darling Lake	Douglas	14 ft	62 ft	19
Ida Lake	Douglas	16.4 ft	106 ft	19
Star Lake	Otter Tail	17 ft	94 ft	17
Fish Lake	Otter Tail	18 ft	69 ft	17
Big Mcdonald Lake	Otter Tail	17.4 ft	46 ft	15
Bass Lake	Otter Tail	17.4 ft	-	0
Crooked Lake	Douglas	14 ft	35 ft	12
Lizzie Lake	Otter Tail	16.4 ft	66 ft	21
East Loon Lake	Otter Tail	13.5 ft	105 ft	17
Pickerel Lake	Otter Tail	14.1 ft	78 ft	16
Devil'S Lake	Otter Tail	14.5 ft	67 ft	11
Miltona Lake	Douglas	18.7 ft	105 ft	19
Silver Lake	Otter Tail	12.1 ft	43 ft	13
West Battle Lake	Otter Tail	18 ft	108 ft	17
Clitherall Lake	Otter Tail	14.1 ft	69 ft	16
Swan Lake	Otter Tail	12.1 ft	44 ft	16
Mary Lake	Douglas	10.5 ft	40 ft	17
Stuart Lake	Otter Tail	17.5 ft	49 ft	14
Blanche Lake	Otter Tail	12.5 ft	64 ft	4
Trowbridge Lake	Otter Tail	13.5 ft	76 ft	13
Little Mcdonald Lake	Otter Tail	26.5 ft	109 ft	14
Wall Lake	Otter Tail	8.7 ft	34 ft	19
Elbow Lake	Otter Tail	18 ft	46 ft	11
East Battle Lake	Otter Tail	13.1 ft	87 ft	16
Le Homme Dieu Lake	Douglas	13.1 ft	85 ft	20
Scalp Lake	Otter Tail	20 ft	90 ft	13
West Silent Lake	Otter Tail	18 ft	58 ft	9
Ten Mile Lake	Otter Tail	13.6 ft	51 ft	19
Geneva Lake	Douglas	14.1 ft	63 ft	17
South Turtle Lake	Otter Tail	14.1 ft	35 ft	13
Sybil Lake	Otter Tail	20 ft	74 ft	16
Rachel Lake	Douglas	7.9 ft	65 ft	14
Little Pelican Lake	Otter Tail	11.5 ft	25 ft	2
Otter Tail Lake	Otter Tail	12.1 ft	120 ft	17
Andrew Lake	Douglas	13.9 ft	83 ft	18
Moon Lake	Douglas	21 ft	38 ft	12
West Leaf Lake	Otter Tail	7.5 ft	55 ft	18
Franklin Lake	Otter Tail	13.1 ft	48 ft	18
Kerbs Lake	Otter Tail	27.7 ft	-	0
Wimer Lake	Otter Tail	10.2 ft	58 ft	16
Pebble Lake	Otter Tail	13 ft	62 ft	14
Six Lake	Otter Tail	21 ft	140 ft	11
Boedigheimer Lake	Otter Tail	10.2 ft	26 ft	5
Lottie Lake	Douglas	16.1 ft	31 ft	14
Nelson Lake	Otter Tail	10 ft	-	0
East Silent Lake	Otter Tail	19.2 ft	48 ft	13
Carlos Lake	Douglas	18 ft	163 ft	21
Jewett Lake	Otter Tail	17.7 ft	75 ft	13
Brophy Lake	Douglas	15.4 ft	44 ft	16
Leek Lake	Otter Tail	13.1 ft	-	0
Burgen Lake	Douglas	12 ft	43 ft	18
Paul Lake	Otter Tail	13.3 ft	81 ft	12
South Oscar Lake	Douglas	16.7 ft	-	0
Stoney Lake	Douglas	19 ft	58 ft	10
Louise Lake	Douglas	14.5 ft	33 ft	18
North Union Lake	Douglas	20.3 ft	42 ft	13
Blackwell Lake	Douglas	11.5 ft	42 ft	12
Round Lake	Otter Tail	7.9 ft	36 ft	13
Prairie Lake	Otter Tail	8.9 ft	22 ft	15
Marion Lake	Otter Tail	11 ft	62 ft	17
Stalker Lake	Otter Tail	6.6 ft	95 ft	17
Irene Lake	Douglas	9.8 ft	44 ft	16
Spitzer Lake	Otter Tail	7 ft	33 ft	13
Big Birch Lake	Todd	12.5 ft	81 ft	18
Long Lake	Todd	10.1 ft	63 ft	16
Little Pine Lake	Otter Tail	9.5 ft	63 ft	20
Bass Lake	Otter Tail	8.5 ft	36 ft	7
Big Pine Lake	Otter Tail	8.7 ft	76 ft	20
Mill Lake	Douglas	11 ft	40 ft	15
Walker Lake	Otter Tail	7.5 ft	29 ft	0
Rush Lake	Otter Tail	7.5 ft	68 ft	19
Victoria Lake	Douglas	10.2 ft	60 ft	19
Hoffman Lake	Otter Tail	9.5 ft	20 ft	1
East Leaf Lake	Otter Tail	7.9 ft	43 ft	19
Tamarac Lake	Otter Tail	6.2 ft	11 ft	11
Pocket Lake	Douglas	8.5 ft	40 ft	14
Henry Lake	Douglas	5.9 ft	32 ft	11
Buchanan Lake	Otter Tail	5.5 ft	42 ft	8
Agnes Lake	Douglas	5.4 ft	31 ft	12
Long Lake	Otter Tail	3 ft	-	13
Maple Lake	Todd	6 ft	23 ft	14
Jessie Lake	Douglas	6.8 ft	26 ft	15
North Turtle Lake	Otter Tail	4 ft	19 ft	12

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Ways to pick a Alexandria Lakes lake

Cleanest water

Crane Lake — 9 ft clarity
Lobster Lake — 13 ft clarity
Latoka Lake — 19 ft clarity
Little Birch Lake — 13 ft clarity

Deepest lakes

Carlos Lake — 163 ft
Alvin Lake — 163 ft
Six Lake — 140 ft
Rose Lake — 137 ft

Documented game fish

Lobster Lake — 18 species
Latoka Lake — 16 species
Little Birch Lake — 20 species
Pelican Lake — 20 species

Cleanest Lakes in Alexandria Lakes

Crane Lake

Otter Tail County · 9 ft clarity

Lobster Lake

Douglas County · 13 ft clarity

Latoka Lake

Douglas County · 19 ft clarity

Little Birch Lake

Todd County · 13 ft clarity

Pelican Lake

Otter Tail County · 16.4 ft clarity

Round Lake

Otter Tail County · 11.2 ft clarity

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Frequently Asked Questions

The Alexandria Lakes area has 168 lakes with water-quality records from state and federal monitoring. 165 of them have a clarity reading and 143 have documented fish species.

Cabins, hotels, and vacation rentals around Alexandria Lakes are on the map below with live availability. A lake with low nutrient and algae readings is the better swim and cabin pick when water quality is part of the trip.

The lakes with the lowest nutrient and algae readings lead the table above. Each lake page shows its own phosphorus, chlorophyll-a and clarity readings beside the EPA condition class; none of it is a same-day swim clearance.

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Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.