---
type: lake
name: "Annie Battle Lake"
county: "Otter Tail"
nearest_town: "Battle Lake"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 354
max_depth_ft: 51
latitude: 46.32745
longitude: -95.66046
lake_score: 75
dnr_lake_id: "56024100"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/otter-tail-county/annie-battle-lake
---

# Annie Battle Lake

Lake in Otter Tail County, Minnesota, near Battle Lake

- **Surface Area**: 354 acres
- **Max Depth**: 51 ft
- **Shoreline**: 2.8 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 14.5 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (gravel or earth)
- **Lake Score**: 75/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Annie Battle Lake is a 354-acre lake near Battle Lake in Otter Tail County, Minnesota. It reaches 51 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 2.8 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 14 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, largemouth bass, black crappie, bluegill, and pumpkinseed. Special fishing regulations apply, and they override the statewide limits. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2025.

There is one public boat launch (gravel or earth surface) managed by the Minnesota DNR. OpenStreetMap shows a swim beach on or beside the lake. Glendalough State Park Canoe Campsite and Glendalough State Park Cart-in Campground are mapped close to the shoreline for overnight stays. The lake is listed as infested with zebra mussel — clean, drain and dry your boat and gear before leaving. Ice typically goes out around April 13, based on 6 years of DNR ice-out records.

## Access

- **Public access**: 1 public boat launch (gravel or earth)
- **Managed by**: Minnesota DNR
- **Launch fee**: Permit or fee required

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 14
- **Stocked**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 2025
- **Special regulations**: Yes
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

### Special Regulations

- Use of gas and electric motors, aqua-views, augers, and other electronic fish-finding devices is prohibited.
- **Black Crappie**: Possession limit five.
- **Largemouth and Smallmouth Bass, Northern Pike**: Catch-and-release only.
- **Sunfish**: Possession limit five.

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Boating, Paddling, Swimming, Camping

## Amenities

Boat Ramp, Swim Beach, Campground

### Campgrounds

- Glendalough State Park Canoe Campsite
- Glendalough State Park Cart-in Campground

## Fish Species

Walleye, Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Yellow Perch, Rock Bass, Brown Bullhead, Common Carp, Green Sunfish, Hybrid Sunfish, White Sucker, Yellow Bullhead

## Invasive Species

zebra mussel. Clean, drain and dry boats and gear before leaving.

## Ice-Out

- **Median ice-out**: April 13
- **Years of record**: 6
- **Earliest**: 2024-03-12
- **Latest**: 2022-05-02

## Nearby Lakes

- [Molly Stark Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/otter-tail-county/molly-stark-lake) - 1 miles, 152 acres
- [Blanche Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/otter-tail-county/blanche-lake) - 1.4 miles, 1,296 acres
- [West Battle Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/otter-tail-county/west-battle-lake) - 2.4 miles, 5,615 acres
- [Ethel Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/otter-tail-county/ethel-lake) - 2.7 miles, 191 acres
- [First Silver Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/otter-tail-county/first-silver-lake) - 3.6 miles, 529 acres
- [Elbow Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/otter-tail-county/elbow-lake) - 4.8 miles, 188 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=46.32745,-95.66046)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=56024100)
- [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/annie-battle-lake)*