Otter Tail County, 98 Lakes | Water Quality & Fishing

Reviewed by LakeQuality Editorial Team · Updated Aug 2, 2026

Lakes

With Fish Data

Lake	County	Clarity	Depth	Fish
Crane Lake	Otter Tail	9 ft	43 ft	0
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
Deer Lake	Otter Tail	12.3 ft	26 ft	16
Lida Lake	Otter Tail	14 ft	58 ft	20
Eagle Lake	Otter Tail	22.6 ft	46 ft	10
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
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
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
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
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
South Turtle Lake	Otter Tail	14.1 ft	35 ft	13
Sybil Lake	Otter Tail	20 ft	74 ft	16
Little Pelican Lake	Otter Tail	11.5 ft	25 ft	2
Otter Tail Lake	Otter Tail	12.1 ft	120 ft	17
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
Nelson Lake	Otter Tail	10 ft	-	0
East Silent Lake	Otter Tail	19.2 ft	48 ft	13
Jewett Lake	Otter Tail	17.7 ft	75 ft	13
Leek Lake	Otter Tail	13.1 ft	-	0
Paul Lake	Otter Tail	13.3 ft	81 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
Spitzer Lake	Otter Tail	7 ft	33 ft	13
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
Walker Lake	Otter Tail	7.5 ft	29 ft	0
Rush Lake	Otter Tail	7.5 ft	68 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
Buchanan Lake	Otter Tail	5.5 ft	42 ft	8
Long Lake	Otter Tail	3 ft	-	13
North Turtle Lake	Otter Tail	4 ft	19 ft	12
Berger Lake	Otter Tail	5 ft	-	0
Alice Lake	Otter Tail	0.8 ft	-	0
Mud Lake	Otter Tail	1.6 ft	-	0
Mud Lake	Otter Tail	1.3 ft	-	0
Round Lake	Otter Tail	4.3 ft	-	7
Unnamed Lake	Otter Tail	1.3 ft	-	0
Unnamed Lake	Otter Tail	4.9 ft	-	0
Unnamed Lake	Otter Tail	15.1 ft	95 ft	17
Unnamed Lake	Otter Tail	3.9 ft	-	0
Tonseth Lake	Otter Tail	10 ft	27 ft	12
Otter Lake	Otter Tail	18 ft	64 ft	7
Clear Lake	Otter Tail	7 ft	29 ft	13
Hook Lake	Otter Tail	10.5 ft	-	0
Peterson Lake	Otter Tail	5.9 ft	69 ft	16
East Lost Lake	Otter Tail	12 ft	26 ft	16
Sewell Lake	Otter Tail	5 ft	52 ft	13
Crystal Lake	Otter Tail	10.2 ft	55 ft	17
Alice Lake	Otter Tail	14 ft	39 ft	0
Ethel Lake	Otter Tail	14.6 ft	64 ft	13
Rose Lake	Otter Tail	16 ft	137 ft	17
Belmont Lake	Otter Tail	14 ft	34 ft	10
Otter Tail River Lake	Otter Tail	11.5 ft	55 ft	3
Mule Lake	Otter Tail	17.1 ft	31 ft	0
Orwell Lake	Otter Tail	4.1 ft	25 ft	17
Fiske Lake	Otter Tail	-	26 ft	11
Indian Lake	Otter Tail	8.5 ft	37 ft	7
West Lost Lake	Otter Tail	7.2 ft	16 ft	8
Wright Lake	Otter Tail	13.7 ft	32 ft	14
Hoot Lake	Otter Tail	11.7 ft	20 ft	16
Iverson Lake	Otter Tail	13.8 ft	18 ft	6
Graham Lake	Otter Tail	8.4 ft	34 ft	16
Mason Lake	Otter Tail	3 ft	108 ft	17
West Mcdonald Lake	Otter Tail	16.2 ft	62 ft	15
First Silver Lake	Otter Tail	-	43 ft	13

Ways to pick a Otter Tail County lake

Cleanest water

Crane Lake — 9 ft clarity
Pelican Lake — 16.4 ft clarity
Round Lake — 11.2 ft clarity
Long Lake — 12.3 ft clarity

Deepest lakes

Six Lake — 140 ft
Rose Lake — 137 ft
Long Lake — 128 ft
Otter Tail Lake — 120 ft

Documented game fish

Pelican Lake — 20 species
Long Lake — 16 species
Long Lake — 1 species
Long Lake — 17 species

Cleanest Lakes in Otter Tail County

Crane Lake

Otter Tail County · 9 ft clarity

Pelican Lake

Otter Tail County · 16.4 ft clarity

Round Lake

Otter Tail County · 11.2 ft clarity

Long Lake

Otter Tail County · 12.3 ft clarity

Long Lake

Otter Tail County · 12.1 ft clarity

Long Lake

Otter Tail County · 11.6 ft clarity

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Frequently Asked Questions

The Otter Tail County area has 98 lakes with water-quality records from state and federal monitoring. 96 of them have a clarity reading and 81 have documented fish species.

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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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