---
type: lake
name: "Long Lake"
county: "Otter Tail"
nearest_town: "Fergus Falls"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 767
max_depth_ft: 73
latitude: 46.43055
longitude: -96.05541
lake_score: 61
dnr_lake_id: "56078400"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/otter-tail-county/long-lake-fergus-falls
---

# Long Lake

Lake in Otter Tail County, Minnesota, near Fergus Falls

- **Surface Area**: 767 acres
- **Max Depth**: 73 ft
- **Shoreline**: 7.5 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 8.7 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 61/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Long Lake is a 767-acre lake near Fergus Falls in Otter Tail County, Minnesota. It reaches 73 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 7.5 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 8.7 feet.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 17 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, largemouth bass, black crappie, bluegill, and pumpkinseed. 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 2023.

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. Ice typically goes out around April 12, based on 6 years of DNR ice-out records.

## 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**: 17
- **Stocked**: Yes
- **Last DNR survey**: 2023
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Boating, Paddling

## Amenities

Boat Ramp

## Fish Species

Walleye, Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Yellow Perch, Tullibee (Cisco), Rock Bass, Bigmouth Buffalo, Black Bullhead, Bowfin, Brown Bullhead, Green Sunfish, Hybrid Sunfish, White Sucker, Yellow Bullhead

## Invasive Species

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

## Ice-Out

- **Median ice-out**: April 12
- **Years of record**: 6
- **Earliest**: 2016-03-25
- **Latest**: 2018-04-29

## Nearby Lakes

- [Jewett Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/otter-tail-county/jewett-lake) - 1.4 miles, 747 acres
- [Anderson Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/otter-tail-county/anderson-lake) - 3.4 miles, 89 acres
- [Tonseth Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/otter-tail-county/tonseth-lake) - 4.1 miles, 149 acres
- [Otter Tail River Reservoir](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/otter-tail-county/otter-tail-river-reservoir) - 4.2 miles, 313 acres
- [Heilberger Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/otter-tail-county/heilberger-lake) - 4.8 miles, 221 acres
- [Twenty-one Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/otter-tail-county/twenty-one-lake) - 5.8 miles, 142 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=46.43055,-96.05541)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=56078400)
- [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/long-lake-fergus-falls)*