---
type: lake
name: "Head Lake"
county: "Otter Tail"
nearest_town: "Richville"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 400
max_depth_ft: 26
latitude: 46.48461
longitude: -95.6107
lake_score: 18
dnr_lake_id: "56021300"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/otter-tail-county/head-lake
---

# Head Lake

Lake in Otter Tail County, Minnesota, near Richville

- **Surface Area**: 400 acres
- **Max Depth**: 26 ft
- **Shoreline**: 7.4 miles
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: No public access on record
- **Lake Score**: 18/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Head Lake is a 400-acre lake near Richville in Otter Tail County, Minnesota. It reaches 26 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 7.4 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. A campground is mapped close to the shoreline for overnight stays.

## Access

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

## Activities

Camping

## Amenities

Campground

## Fish Species

No DNR fish survey on file

## Nearby Lakes

- [Round Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/otter-tail-county/round-lake) - 1.2 miles, 273 acres
- [Boedigheimer Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/otter-tail-county/boedigheimer-lake) - 2.3 miles, 169 acres
- [Buchanan Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/otter-tail-county/buchanan-lake) - 3.6 miles, 964 acres
- [Lake Marion](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/otter-tail-county/lake-marion) - 3.9 miles, 1,624 acres
- [Rush Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/otter-tail-county/rush-lake) - 4.3 miles, 5,276 acres
- [Walker Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/otter-tail-county/walker-lake) - 4.6 miles, 578 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=46.48461,-95.6107)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=56021300)
- [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/head-lake)*