---
type: lake
name: "Otter Lake"
county: "Cook"
nearest_town: "Hovland"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 75
max_depth_ft: 11
latitude: 47.99126
longitude: -90.00386
lake_score: 41
dnr_lake_id: "16003200"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/otter-lake
---

# Otter Lake

Lake in Cook County, Minnesota, near Hovland

- **Surface Area**: 75 acres
- **Max Depth**: 11 ft
- **Shoreline**: 1.9 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 5.4 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (gravel or earth)
- **Lake Score**: 41/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Otter Lake is a 75-acre lake near Hovland in Cook County, Minnesota. It reaches 11 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 1.9 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 5.4 feet.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 3 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, and yellow perch. 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 2022.

There is one public boat launch (gravel or earth surface).

## Access

- **Public access**: 1 public boat launch (gravel or earth)
- **Managed by**: Not recorded
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 3
- **Stocked**: Yes
- **Last DNR survey**: 2022
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Paddling

## Amenities

Boat Ramp, Carry-In Access

## Fish Species

Walleye, Northern Pike, Yellow Perch

## Nearby Lakes

- [Swamp River Reservoir](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/swamp-river-reservoir) - 3.6 miles, 165 acres
- [Chester Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/chester-lake) - 3.7 miles, 52 acres
- [South Fowl Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/south-fowl-lake) - 4.2 miles, 1,586 acres
- [Devilfish Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/devilfish-lake) - 4.6 miles, 405 acres
- [Esther Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/esther-lake) - 5 miles, 78 acres
- [Tom Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/tom-lake) - 5.3 miles, 404 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=47.99126,-90.00386)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=16003200)
- [All lakes in Cook County](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county)

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