---
type: lake
name: "East Battle Lake"
county: "Otter Tail"
nearest_town: "Henning"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 1978
max_depth_ft: 87
latitude: 46.29542
longitude: -95.5525
lake_score: 67
dnr_lake_id: "56013800"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/otter-tail-county/east-battle-lake
---

# East Battle Lake

Lake in Otter Tail County, Minnesota, near Henning

- **Surface Area**: 1,978 acres
- **Max Depth**: 87 ft
- **Shoreline**: 13.7 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 11.3 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 67/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

East Battle Lake is a 1,978-acre lake near Henning in Otter Tail County, Minnesota. It reaches 87 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 13.7 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 11.3 feet, clearer than most lakes in the state.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 16 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, largemouth bass, black crappie, bluegill, and pumpkinseed. 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 2025.

There is one public boat launch (concrete surface) managed by the Minnesota DNR. 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 18, based on 38 years of DNR ice-out records.

## 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**: 16
- **Stocked**: Yes
- **Last DNR survey**: 2025
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Boating, Paddling

## Amenities

Boat Ramp

## Fish Species

Walleye, Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Yellow Perch, Tullibee (Cisco), Rock Bass, Black Bullhead, Bowfin, Brown Bullhead, 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 18
- **Years of record**: 38
- **Earliest**: 2016-03-29
- **Latest**: 2013-05-11

## Nearby Lakes

- [Stuart Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/otter-tail-county/stuart-lake) - 2 miles, 740 acres
- [Ellingson Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/otter-tail-county/ellingson-lake) - 3.6 miles, 151 acres
- [Siverson Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/otter-tail-county/siverson-lake) - 4.3 miles, 138 acres
- [West Battle Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/otter-tail-county/west-battle-lake) - 4.8 miles, 5,615 acres
- [Ethel Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/otter-tail-county/ethel-lake) - 5.5 miles, 191 acres
- [Annie Battle Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/otter-tail-county/annie-battle-lake) - 5.6 miles, 354 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=46.29542,-95.5525)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=56013800)
- [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/east-battle-lake)*