---
type: lake
name: "Little Pelican Lake"
county: "Otter Tail"
nearest_town: "Vergas"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 366
max_depth_ft: 25
latitude: 46.70751
longitude: -95.94811
lake_score: 36
dnr_lake_id: "56076100"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/otter-tail-county/little-pelican-lake
---

# Little Pelican Lake

Lake in Otter Tail County, Minnesota, near Vergas

- **Surface Area**: 366 acres
- **Max Depth**: 25 ft
- **Average Depth**: 10 ft
- **Shoreline**: 7.2 miles
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (asphalt)
- **Lake Score**: 36/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Little Pelican Lake is a 366-acre lake near Vergas in Otter Tail County, Minnesota. It reaches 25 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 10 feet, and has roughly 7.2 miles of shoreline.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 2 fish species here, including black crappie and bluegill. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2024.

There is one public boat launch (asphalt surface). The lake is listed as infested with flowering rush and zebra mussel — clean, drain and dry your boat and gear before leaving.

## Access

- **Public access**: 1 public boat launch (asphalt)
- **Managed by**: Not recorded
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 2
- **Stocked**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 2024
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Boating, Paddling

## Amenities

Boat Ramp

## Fish Species

Black Crappie, Bluegill

## Invasive Species

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

## Nearby Lakes

- [Lake Eunice](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/becker-county/lake-eunice) - 2.4 miles, 378 acres
- [Mill Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/becker-county/mill-lake) - 2.5 miles, 155 acres
- [Sauer Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/becker-county/sauer-lake) - 3.2 miles, 193 acres
- [Maud Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/becker-county/maud-lake) - 3.3 miles, 517 acres
- [Lake Melissa](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/becker-county/lake-melissa) - 3.4 miles, 1,850 acres
- [Pelican Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/otter-tail-county/pelican-lake) - 3.5 miles, 3,962 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=46.70751,-95.94811)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=56076100)
- [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/little-pelican-lake)*