---
type: lake
name: "German Lake"
county: "Otter Tail"
nearest_town: "Underwood"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 77
max_depth_ft: 46
latitude: 46.26911
longitude: -95.84993
lake_score: 50
dnr_lake_id: "56042300"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/otter-tail-county/german-lake
---

# German Lake

Lake in Otter Tail County, Minnesota, near Underwood

- **Surface Area**: 77 acres
- **Max Depth**: 46 ft
- **Shoreline**: 2.1 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 11.1 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (gravel or earth)
- **Lake Score**: 50/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

German Lake is a 77-acre lake near Underwood in Otter Tail County, Minnesota. It reaches 46 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 2.1 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 11.1 feet, clearer than most lakes in the state.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 6 fish species here, including largemouth bass, black crappie, bluegill, and pumpkinseed. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2025.

There is one public boat launch (gravel or earth surface) managed by the Minnesota DNR.

## Access

- **Public access**: 1 public boat launch (gravel or earth)
- **Managed by**: Minnesota DNR
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 6
- **Stocked**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 2025
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Paddling

## Amenities

Boat Ramp

## Fish Species

Largemouth Bass, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Green Sunfish, Hybrid Sunfish

## Nearby Lakes

- [Long Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/otter-tail-county/long-lake-underwood) - 2.1 miles, 204 acres
- [Bass Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/otter-tail-county/bass-lake) - 2.5 miles, 311 acres
- [South Turtle Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/otter-tail-county/south-turtle-lake) - 2.8 miles, 837 acres
- [Fiske Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/otter-tail-county/fiske-lake) - 2.9 miles, 254 acres
- [North Turtle Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/otter-tail-county/north-turtle-lake) - 3.1 miles, 1,773 acres
- [Norway Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/otter-tail-county/norway-lake) - 3.7 miles, 485 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=46.26911,-95.84993)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=56042300)
- [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/german-lake)*