---
type: lake
name: "Belmont Lake"
county: "Otter Tail"
nearest_town: "Clitherall"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 285
max_depth_ft: 34
latitude: 46.19758
longitude: -95.64144
lake_score: 32
dnr_lake_id: "56023700"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/otter-tail-county/belmont-lake
---

# Belmont Lake

Lake in Otter Tail County, Minnesota, near Clitherall

- **Surface Area**: 285 acres
- **Max Depth**: 34 ft
- **Shoreline**: 4.3 miles
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: No public access on record
- **Lake Score**: 32/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Belmont Lake is a 285-acre lake near Clitherall in Otter Tail County, Minnesota. It reaches 34 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 4.3 miles of shoreline.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 10 fish species here, including northern pike, largemouth bass, black crappie, bluegill, pumpkinseed, 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 2001.

No public water access is on record with the DNR, so getting on the water generally depends on a resort, private landing or permission from a shoreline owner.

## Access

- **Public access**: No public access on record
- **Managed by**: Not recorded
- **Launch fee**: N/A

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 10
- **Stocked**: Yes
- **Last DNR survey**: 2001
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing

## Amenities

None on record

## Fish Species

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

## Nearby Lakes

- [Crane Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/otter-tail-county/crane-lake) - 1.5 miles, 350 acres
- [Hancock Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/otter-tail-county/hancock-lake) - 2 miles, 199 acres
- [Eagle Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/otter-tail-county/eagle-lake) - 3.1 miles, 907 acres
- [Spitzer Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/otter-tail-county/spitzer-lake) - 3.3 miles, 731 acres
- [Clitherall Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/otter-tail-county/clitherall-lake) - 3.7 miles, 2,540 acres
- [Siverson Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/otter-tail-county/siverson-lake) - 4 miles, 138 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=46.19758,-95.64144)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=56023700)
- [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/belmont-lake)*