---
type: lake
name: "Vermont Lake"
county: "Douglas"
nearest_town: "Leaf Valley"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 342
max_depth_ft: 59
latitude: 46.08373
longitude: -95.37982
lake_score: 66
dnr_lake_id: "21007300"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/douglas-county/vermont-lake
---

# Vermont Lake

Lake in Douglas County, Minnesota, near Leaf Valley

- **Surface Area**: 342 acres
- **Max Depth**: 59 ft
- **Average Depth**: 12 ft
- **Shoreline**: 6.5 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 14.5 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 66/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Vermont Lake is a 342-acre lake near Leaf Valley in Douglas County, Minnesota. It reaches 59 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 12 feet, and has roughly 6.5 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 14.5 feet, clearer than most lakes in the state.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 11 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. Special fishing regulations apply to sunfish, and they override the statewide limits. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2022.

There is one public boat launch (concrete surface) managed by the Minnesota DNR. Ice typically goes out around April 11, based on 6 years of DNR ice-out records.

## Access

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

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 11
- **Stocked**: Yes
- **Last DNR survey**: 2022
- **Special regulations**: Yes
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

### Special Regulations

- **Sunfish**: Daily limit 10.

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Boating, Paddling

## Amenities

Boat Ramp

## Fish Species

Walleye, Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Yellow Perch, Brown Bullhead, Green Sunfish, Hybrid Sunfish, Yellow Bullhead

## Ice-Out

- **Median ice-out**: April 11
- **Years of record**: 6
- **Earliest**: 2024-03-10
- **Latest**: 2013-05-11

## Nearby Lakes

- [Lake Miltona](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/douglas-county/lake-miltona) - 3.1 miles, 5,731 acres
- [Fish Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/otter-tail-county/fish-lake-parkers-prairie) - 3.6 miles, 489 acres
- [Irene Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/douglas-county/irene-lake) - 3.8 miles, 639 acres
- [Adley Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/otter-tail-county/adley-lake) - 4.2 miles, 241 acres
- [Indian Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/douglas-county/indian-lake) - 6.2 miles, 99 acres
- [Lake Ida](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/douglas-county/lake-ida) - 6.9 miles, 4,445 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=46.08373,-95.37982)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=21007300)
- [All lakes in Douglas County](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/douglas-county)

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