---
type: lake
name: "Anderson Lake"
county: "Otter Tail"
nearest_town: "Erhard"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 89
max_depth_ft: 25
latitude: 46.46009
longitude: -95.99855
lake_score: 40
dnr_lake_id: "56071600"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/otter-tail-county/anderson-lake
---

# Anderson Lake

Lake in Otter Tail County, Minnesota, near Erhard

- **Surface Area**: 89 acres
- **Max Depth**: 25 ft
- **Shoreline**: 2.5 miles
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (gravel or earth)
- **Lake Score**: 40/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Anderson Lake is an 89-acre lake near Erhard in Otter Tail County, Minnesota. It reaches 25 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 2.5 miles of shoreline.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 3 fish species here, including largemouth bass, black crappie, and bluegill. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2023.

There is one public boat launch (gravel or earth surface) managed by the Minnesota DNR.

## Access

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

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 3
- **Stocked**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 2023
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Paddling

## Amenities

Boat Ramp

## Fish Species

Largemouth Bass, Black Crappie, Bluegill

## Nearby Lakes

- [Tonseth Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/otter-tail-county/tonseth-lake) - 1.6 miles, 149 acres
- [Twenty-one Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/otter-tail-county/twenty-one-lake) - 2.7 miles, 142 acres
- [Heilberger Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/otter-tail-county/heilberger-lake) - 2.8 miles, 221 acres
- [Eddy Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/otter-tail-county/eddy-lake) - 3.3 miles, 141 acres
- [Long Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/otter-tail-county/long-lake-fergus-falls) - 3.4 miles, 767 acres
- [Long Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/otter-tail-county/long-lake-edwards) - 4.1 miles, 288 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=46.46009,-95.99855)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=56071600)
- [All lakes in Otter Tail County](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/otter-tail-county)

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