---
type: lake
name: "Hancock Lake"
county: "Otter Tail"
nearest_town: "Urbank"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 199
latitude: 46.16985
longitude: -95.65372
lake_score: 10
dnr_lake_id: "56025501"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/otter-tail-county/hancock-lake
---

# Hancock Lake

Lake in Otter Tail County, Minnesota, near Urbank

- **Surface Area**: 199 acres
- **Shoreline**: 2.2 miles
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: No public access on record
- **Lake Score**: 10/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Hancock Lake is a 199-acre lake near Urbank in Otter Tail County, Minnesota. It has roughly 2.2 miles of shoreline.

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

No public water access is on record with the DNR, so getting on the water generally depends on a resort, private landing or permission from a shoreline owner.

## Access

- **Public access**: No public access on record
- **Managed by**: Not recorded
- **Launch fee**: N/A

## Activities

None on record

## Amenities

None on record

## Fish Species

No DNR fish survey on file

## Nearby Lakes

- [Spitzer Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/otter-tail-county/spitzer-lake) - 1.8 miles, 731 acres
- [Eagle Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/otter-tail-county/eagle-lake) - 1.8 miles, 907 acres
- [Belmont Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/otter-tail-county/belmont-lake) - 2 miles, 285 acres
- [Crane Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/otter-tail-county/crane-lake) - 3 miles, 350 acres
- [Middle Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/otter-tail-county/middle-lake) - 3.1 miles, 225 acres
- [Torgerson Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/otter-tail-county/torgerson-lake) - 3.5 miles, 148 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=46.16985,-95.65372)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=56025501)
- [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/hancock-lake)*