---
type: lake
name: "Crane Lake"
county: "Otter Tail"
nearest_town: "Clitherall"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 350
max_depth_ft: 43
latitude: 46.21352
longitude: -95.66272
lake_score: 31
dnr_lake_id: "56029300"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/otter-tail-county/crane-lake
---

# Crane Lake

Lake in Otter Tail County, Minnesota, near Clitherall

- **Surface Area**: 350 acres
- **Max Depth**: 43 ft
- **Shoreline**: 4.5 miles
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: Public access on record
- **Lake Score**: 31/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Crane Lake is a 350-acre lake near Clitherall in Otter Tail County, Minnesota. It reaches 43 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 4.5 miles of shoreline.

The DNR has no fish survey on file for this lake, so treat any fishing as exploratory.

The DNR lists public water access for the lake; confirm the launch type before towing a trailer in.

## Access

- **Public access**: Public access on record
- **Managed by**: Not recorded
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Activities

Paddling

## Amenities

None on record

## Fish Species

No DNR fish survey on file

## Nearby Lakes

- [Belmont Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/otter-tail-county/belmont-lake) - 1.5 miles, 285 acres
- [Clitherall Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/otter-tail-county/clitherall-lake) - 2.4 miles, 2,540 acres
- [Hancock Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/otter-tail-county/hancock-lake) - 3 miles, 199 acres
- [Eagle Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/otter-tail-county/eagle-lake) - 3.3 miles, 907 acres
- [Middle Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/otter-tail-county/middle-lake) - 4.1 miles, 225 acres
- [Torgerson Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/otter-tail-county/torgerson-lake) - 4.2 miles, 148 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=46.21352,-95.66272)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=56029300)
- [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/crane-lake)*