---
type: lake
name: "Indian Lake"
county: "Otter Tail"
nearest_town: "Dalton"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 157
max_depth_ft: 37
latitude: 46.22924
longitude: -95.95714
lake_score: 23
dnr_lake_id: "56063900"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/otter-tail-county/indian-lake
---

# Indian Lake

Lake in Otter Tail County, Minnesota, near Dalton

- **Surface Area**: 157 acres
- **Max Depth**: 37 ft
- **Shoreline**: 3.5 miles
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: No public access on record
- **Lake Score**: 23/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Indian Lake is a 157-acre lake near Dalton in Otter Tail County, Minnesota. It reaches 37 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 3.5 miles of shoreline.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 7 fish species here, including largemouth bass, black crappie, bluegill, and yellow perch. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 1972.

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

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 7
- **Stocked**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 1972
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing

## Amenities

None on record

## Fish Species

Largemouth Bass, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Yellow Perch, Green Sunfish, Hybrid Sunfish, White Sucker

## Nearby Lakes

- [Swan Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/otter-tail-county/swan-lake) - 2.5 miles, 749 acres
- [Rose Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/otter-tail-county/rose-lake-dalton) - 2.6 miles, 108 acres
- [Wall Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/otter-tail-county/wall-lake) - 2.8 miles, 727 acres
- [Pebble Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/otter-tail-county/pebble-lake) - 4.1 miles, 195 acres
- [Bass Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/otter-tail-county/bass-lake) - 5.1 miles, 311 acres
- [North Ten Mile Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/otter-tail-county/north-ten-mile-lake) - 5.5 miles, 654 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=46.22924,-95.95714)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=56063900)
- [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/indian-lake)*