---
type: lake
name: "Otter Lake"
county: "Anoka"
nearest_town: "Bald Eagle"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 302
max_depth_ft: 21
latitude: 45.1239
longitude: -93.04009
lake_score: 58
dnr_lake_id: "02000300"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/anoka-county/otter-lake
---

# Otter Lake

Lake in Anoka County, Minnesota, near Bald Eagle

- **Surface Area**: 302 acres
- **Max Depth**: 21 ft
- **Average Depth**: 6 ft
- **Shoreline**: 4.2 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 12.3 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 58/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Otter Lake is a 302-acre lake near Bald Eagle in Anoka County, Minnesota. It reaches 21 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 6 feet, and has roughly 4.2 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 12.3 feet, clearer than most lakes in the state.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 12 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, largemouth bass, black crappie, bluegill, and pumpkinseed. The DNR has stocking records for the lake, so check the stocking report for the most recent species and year classes. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2019.

There is one public boat launch (concrete surface) managed by the county. The lake is listed as infested with Eurasian watermilfoil — clean, drain and dry your boat and gear before leaving. Ice typically goes out around April 3, based on 32 years of DNR ice-out records.

## Access

- **Public access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Managed by**: county
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 12
- **Stocked**: Yes
- **Last DNR survey**: 2019
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Boating, Paddling

## Amenities

Boat Ramp

## Fish Species

Walleye, Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Black Bullhead, Bowfin, Common Carp, Green Sunfish, Hybrid Sunfish, Yellow Bullhead

## Invasive Species

Eurasian watermilfoil. Clean, drain and dry boats and gear before leaving.

## Ice-Out

- **Median ice-out**: April 3
- **Years of record**: 32
- **Earliest**: 2000-03-07
- **Latest**: 2018-04-29

## Nearby Lakes

- [Bald Eagle Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/ramsey-county/bald-eagle-lake) - 1.3 miles, 1,049 acres
- [Centerville Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/anoka-county/centerville-lake) - 3.1 miles, 474 acres
- [Pleasant Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/ramsey-county/pleasant-lake) - 3.5 miles, 607 acres
- [Reshanau Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/anoka-county/reshanau-lake) - 3.5 miles, 337 acres
- [Goose Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/ramsey-county/goose-lake) - 3.9 miles, 115 acres
- [White Bear Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/washington-county/white-bear-lake) - 4.1 miles, 2,428 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=45.1239,-93.04009)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=02000300)
- [All lakes in Anoka County](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/anoka-county)

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*Source: [MinneLakes.org](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/anoka-county/otter-lake)*