---
type: lake
name: "First Silver Lake"
county: "Otter Tail"
nearest_town: "Battle Lake"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 529
max_depth_ft: 43
latitude: 46.30546
longitude: -95.72826
lake_score: 60
dnr_lake_id: "56030201"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/otter-tail-county/first-silver-lake
---

# First Silver Lake

Lake in Otter Tail County, Minnesota, near Battle Lake

- **Surface Area**: 529 acres
- **Max Depth**: 43 ft
- **Shoreline**: 4.1 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 10.6 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 2 public boat launches (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 60/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

First Silver Lake is a 529-acre lake near Battle Lake in Otter Tail County, Minnesota. It reaches 43 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 4.1 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 10.6 feet, clearer than most lakes in the state.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 13 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 2022.

There are 2 public boat launches (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 13, based on 14 years of DNR ice-out records.

## Access

- **Public access**: 2 public boat launches (concrete)
- **Managed by**: Minnesota DNR
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 13
- **Stocked**: Yes
- **Last DNR survey**: 2022
- **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, Rock Bass, Black Bullhead, Brown Bullhead, 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**: 14
- **Earliest**: 2000-04-02
- **Latest**: 2013-05-10

## Nearby Lakes

- [Elbow Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/otter-tail-county/elbow-lake) - 1.3 miles, 188 acres
- [Molly Stark Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/otter-tail-county/molly-stark-lake) - 2.8 miles, 152 acres
- [South Turtle Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/otter-tail-county/south-turtle-lake) - 3.6 miles, 837 acres
- [Annie Battle Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/otter-tail-county/annie-battle-lake) - 3.6 miles, 354 acres
- [West Battle Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/otter-tail-county/west-battle-lake) - 3.7 miles, 5,615 acres
- [Round Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/otter-tail-county/round-lake-amor) - 4.1 miles, 158 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=46.30546,-95.72826)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=56030201)
- [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/first-silver-lake)*