---
type: lake
name: "Star Lake"
county: "Otter Tail"
nearest_town: "Dent"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 4486
max_depth_ft: 94
latitude: 46.51947
longitude: -95.83221
lake_score: 68
dnr_lake_id: "56038500"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/otter-tail-county/star-lake
---

# Star Lake

Lake in Otter Tail County, Minnesota, near Dent

- **Surface Area**: 4,486 acres
- **Max Depth**: 94 ft
- **Shoreline**: 33.7 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 11.1 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 2 public boat launches (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 68/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Star Lake is a 4,486-acre lake near Dent in Otter Tail County, Minnesota. It reaches 94 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 33.7 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 11.1 feet, clearer than most lakes in the state.

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. Special fishing regulations apply to crappie and sunfish, and they override the statewide limits. 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 17, based on 26 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**: 17
- **Stocked**: Yes
- **Last DNR survey**: 2025
- **Special regulations**: Yes
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

### Special Regulations

- **Crappie, Sunfish**: Daily limit five.

## 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, Black Bullhead, Bowfin, Brown Bullhead, Common Carp, 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 17
- **Years of record**: 26
- **Earliest**: 2012-03-26
- **Latest**: 2013-05-14

## Nearby Lakes

- [East Silent Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/otter-tail-county/east-silent-lake) - 2.5 miles, 324 acres
- [Round Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/otter-tail-county/round-lake-dent) - 3 miles, 173 acres
- [West Silent Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/otter-tail-county/west-silent-lake) - 3.3 miles, 347 acres
- [Fladmark Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/otter-tail-county/fladmark-lake) - 4.5 miles, 59 acres
- [West McDonald Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/otter-tail-county/west-mcdonald-lake) - 4.7 miles, 597 acres
- [McDonald Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/otter-tail-county/mcdonald-lake) - 4.7 miles, 561 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=46.51947,-95.83221)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=56038500)
- [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/star-lake)*