---
type: lake
name: "Heilberger Lake"
county: "Otter Tail"
nearest_town: "Erhard"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 221
max_depth_ft: 47
latitude: 46.43359
longitude: -95.95483
lake_score: 48
dnr_lake_id: "56069500"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/otter-tail-county/heilberger-lake
---

# Heilberger Lake

Lake in Otter Tail County, Minnesota, near Erhard

- **Surface Area**: 221 acres
- **Max Depth**: 47 ft
- **Shoreline**: 4.4 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 12 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 48/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Heilberger Lake is a 221-acre lake near Erhard in Otter Tail County, Minnesota. It reaches 47 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 4.4 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 12 feet, clearer than most lakes in the state.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 2 fish species here, including largemouth bass and black crappie. 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 2025.

There is one public boat launch (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.

## Access

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

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 2
- **Stocked**: Yes
- **Last DNR survey**: 2025
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Boating, Paddling

## Amenities

Boat Ramp

## Fish Species

Largemouth Bass, Black Crappie

## Invasive Species

zebra mussel. Clean, drain and dry boats and gear before leaving.

## Nearby Lakes

- [Tonseth Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/otter-tail-county/tonseth-lake) - 1.2 miles, 149 acres
- [Long Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/otter-tail-county/long-lake-edwards) - 2.5 miles, 288 acres
- [Anderson Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/otter-tail-county/anderson-lake) - 2.8 miles, 89 acres
- [Eddy Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/otter-tail-county/eddy-lake) - 3.3 miles, 141 acres
- [Otter Tail River Reservoir](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/otter-tail-county/otter-tail-river-reservoir) - 3.6 miles, 313 acres
- [Twenty-one Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/otter-tail-county/twenty-one-lake) - 4.5 miles, 142 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=46.43359,-95.95483)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=56069500)
- [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/heilberger-lake)*