---
type: lake
name: "Swan Lake"
county: "Otter Tail"
nearest_town: "Fergus Falls"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 749
max_depth_ft: 44
latitude: 46.21796
longitude: -96.00696
lake_score: 65
dnr_lake_id: "56078100"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/otter-tail-county/swan-lake
---

# Swan Lake

Lake in Otter Tail County, Minnesota, near Fergus Falls

- **Surface Area**: 749 acres
- **Max Depth**: 44 ft
- **Average Depth**: 13 ft
- **Shoreline**: 9.2 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 9.3 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 65/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Swan Lake is a 749-acre lake near Fergus Falls in Otter Tail County, Minnesota. It reaches 44 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 13 feet, and has roughly 9.2 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 9.3 feet.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 16 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 2022.

There is one public boat launch (concrete surface) managed by the Minnesota DNR. Swan Lake Resort & Campground is mapped close to the shoreline for overnight stays. 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 18, based on 17 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**: 16
- **Stocked**: Yes
- **Last DNR survey**: 2022
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Boating, Paddling, Camping

## Amenities

Boat Ramp, Campground

### Campgrounds

- Swan Lake Resort & Campground

## Fish Species

Walleye, Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Yellow Perch, 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 18
- **Years of record**: 17
- **Earliest**: 2024-03-11
- **Latest**: 2013-05-09

## Nearby Lakes

- [Rose Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/otter-tail-county/rose-lake-dalton) - 2.4 miles, 108 acres
- [Indian Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/otter-tail-county/indian-lake) - 2.5 miles, 157 acres
- [Pebble Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/otter-tail-county/pebble-lake) - 2.8 miles, 195 acres
- [Wall Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/otter-tail-county/wall-lake) - 4.1 miles, 727 acres
- [North Ten Mile Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/otter-tail-county/north-ten-mile-lake) - 4.9 miles, 654 acres
- [Wright Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/otter-tail-county/wright-lake) - 5.5 miles, 67 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=46.21796,-96.00696)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=56078100)
- [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/swan-lake)*