---
type: lake
name: "Rush Lake"
county: "Otter Tail"
nearest_town: "Ottertail"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 5276
max_depth_ft: 68
latitude: 46.48656
longitude: -95.521
lake_score: 61
dnr_lake_id: "56014100"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/otter-tail-county/rush-lake
---

# Rush Lake

Lake in Otter Tail County, Minnesota, near Ottertail

- **Surface Area**: 5,276 acres
- **Max Depth**: 68 ft
- **Shoreline**: 13.6 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 5.8 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 2 public boat launches (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 61/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Rush Lake is a 5,276-acre lake near Ottertail in Otter Tail County, Minnesota. It reaches 68 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 13.6 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 5.8 feet.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 19 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 2025.

There are 2 public boat launches (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 14, based on 8 years of DNR ice-out records.

## Access

- **Public access**: 2 public boat launches (concrete)
- **Managed by**: Minnesota DNR
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 19
- **Stocked**: Yes
- **Last DNR survey**: 2025
- **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, Lake Sturgeon, Tullibee (Cisco), Rock Bass, Black Bullhead, Bowfin, Brown Bullhead, Common Carp, Green Sunfish, Hybrid Sunfish, Shorthead Redhorse, White Sucker, Yellow Bullhead

## Invasive Species

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

## Ice-Out

- **Median ice-out**: April 14
- **Years of record**: 8
- **Earliest**: 2012-03-21
- **Latest**: 2022-05-06

## Nearby Lakes

- [Round Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/otter-tail-county/round-lake) - 3.1 miles, 273 acres
- [Buchanan Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/otter-tail-county/buchanan-lake) - 3.1 miles, 964 acres
- [Boedigheimer Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/otter-tail-county/boedigheimer-lake) - 3.9 miles, 169 acres
- [Head Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/otter-tail-county/head-lake) - 4.3 miles, 400 acres
- [Portage Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/otter-tail-county/portage-lake) - 4.8 miles, 269 acres
- [Donalds Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/otter-tail-county/donalds-lake) - 4.9 miles, 166 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=46.48656,-95.521)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=56014100)
- [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/rush-lake)*