---
type: lake
name: "Upper Bottle Lake"
county: "Hubbard"
nearest_town: "Dorset"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 459
max_depth_ft: 55
latitude: 47.04236
longitude: -94.9274
lake_score: 64
dnr_lake_id: "29014800"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hubbard-county/upper-bottle-lake
---

# Upper Bottle Lake

Lake in Hubbard County, Minnesota, near Dorset

- **Surface Area**: 459 acres
- **Max Depth**: 55 ft
- **Shoreline**: 4 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 14 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 64/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Upper Bottle Lake is a 459-acre lake near Dorset in Hubbard County, Minnesota. It reaches 55 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 4 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 14 feet, clearer than most lakes in the state.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 14 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, black crappie, and bluegill. 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 2023.

There is one public boat launch (concrete surface) managed by the Minnesota DNR. The lake is listed as infested with faucet snail — clean, drain and dry your boat and gear before leaving. Ice typically goes out around April 22, based on 30 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**: 14
- **Stocked**: Yes
- **Last DNR survey**: 2023
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Boating, Paddling

## Amenities

Boat Ramp

## Fish Species

Walleye, Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Yellow Perch, Tullibee (Cisco), Rock Bass, Black Bullhead, Brown Bullhead, White Sucker, Yellow Bullhead

## Invasive Species

faucet snail. Clean, drain and dry boats and gear before leaving.

## Ice-Out

- **Median ice-out**: April 22
- **Years of record**: 30
- **Earliest**: 2024-03-19
- **Latest**: 2013-05-12

## Nearby Lakes

- [Stocking Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hubbard-county/stocking-lake) - 1.2 miles, 102 acres
- [Lower Bottle Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hubbard-county/lower-bottle-lake) - 1.3 miles, 641 acres
- [Ojibway Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hubbard-county/ojibway-lake) - 1.4 miles, 184 acres
- [Dead Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hubbard-county/dead-lake) - 1.4 miles, 131 acres
- [Emma Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hubbard-county/emma-lake) - 2 miles, 78 acres
- [Mantrap Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hubbard-county/mantrap-lake) - 2.2 miles, 1,618 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=47.04236,-94.9274)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=29014800)
- [All lakes in Hubbard County](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hubbard-county)

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*Source: [MinneLakes.org](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hubbard-county/upper-bottle-lake)*