---
type: lake
name: "Clear Lake"
county: "Otter Tail"
nearest_town: "Dalton"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 399
max_depth_ft: 29
latitude: 46.13857
longitude: -95.906
lake_score: 56
dnr_lake_id: "56055900"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/otter-tail-county/clear-lake
---

# Clear Lake

Lake in Otter Tail County, Minnesota, near Dalton

- **Surface Area**: 399 acres
- **Max Depth**: 29 ft
- **Shoreline**: 4.2 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 7.2 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 56/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Clear Lake is a 399-acre lake near Dalton in Otter Tail County, Minnesota. It reaches 29 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 4.2 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 7.2 feet.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 13 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 2024.

There is one public boat launch (concrete surface) managed by the Minnesota DNR.

## 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**: 13
- **Stocked**: Yes
- **Last DNR survey**: 2024
- **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, Black Bullhead, Brown Bullhead, Hybrid Sunfish, White Sucker, Yellow Bullhead

## Nearby Lakes

- [Ten Mile Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/otter-tail-county/ten-mile-lake) - 2.9 miles, 1,428 acres
- [Johnson Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/otter-tail-county/johnson-lake) - 3.3 miles, 419 acres
- [North Ten Mile Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/otter-tail-county/north-ten-mile-lake) - 3.5 miles, 654 acres
- [Sewell Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/otter-tail-county/sewell-lake) - 4.1 miles, 369 acres
- [Rose Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/otter-tail-county/rose-lake-dalton) - 4.9 miles, 108 acres
- [Johannes Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/otter-tail-county/johannes-lake) - 4.9 miles, 134 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=46.13857,-95.906)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=56055900)
- [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/clear-lake)*