---
type: lake
name: "Grunard Lake"
county: "Otter Tail"
nearest_town: "Dent"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 121
max_depth_ft: 37
latitude: 46.61196
longitude: -95.74166
lake_score: 26
dnr_lake_id: "56033000"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/otter-tail-county/grunard-lake
---

# Grunard Lake

Lake in Otter Tail County, Minnesota, near Dent

- **Surface Area**: 121 acres
- **Max Depth**: 37 ft
- **Average Depth**: 14 ft
- **Shoreline**: 3.1 miles
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: Public access on record
- **Lake Score**: 26/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Grunard Lake is a 121-acre lake near Dent in Otter Tail County, Minnesota. It reaches 37 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 14 feet, and has roughly 3.1 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

- [Little McDonald Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/otter-tail-county/little-mcdonald-lake) - 1.7 miles, 1,316 acres
- [Sybil Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/otter-tail-county/sybil-lake) - 2.1 miles, 683 acres
- [Paul Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/otter-tail-county/paul-lake) - 2.3 miles, 346 acres
- [Big McDonald Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/otter-tail-county/big-mcdonald-lake) - 2.5 miles, 992 acres
- [Long Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/otter-tail-county/long-lake) - 2.9 miles, 1,289 acres
- [Moenkedick Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/otter-tail-county/moenkedick-lake) - 3 miles, 103 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=46.61196,-95.74166)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=56033000)
- [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/grunard-lake)*