---
type: lake
name: "Ten Mile Lake"
county: "Otter Tail"
nearest_town: "Dalton"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 1428
max_depth_ft: 51
latitude: 46.12588
longitude: -95.96316
lake_score: 60
dnr_lake_id: "56061300"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/otter-tail-county/ten-mile-lake
---

# Ten Mile Lake

Lake in Otter Tail County, Minnesota, near Dalton

- **Surface Area**: 1,428 acres
- **Max Depth**: 51 ft
- **Shoreline**: 9.7 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 9.9 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 60/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Ten Mile Lake is a 1,428-acre lake near Dalton in Otter Tail County, Minnesota. It reaches 51 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 9.7 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 9.9 feet.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 19 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, black crappie, and bluegill. Special fishing regulations apply to largemouth and smallmouth bass, and they override the statewide limits. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2025.

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 11, 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**: 19
- **Stocked**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 2025
- **Special regulations**: Yes
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

### Special Regulations

- **Largemouth and Smallmouth Bass**: All from 14-20" must be immediately released. One over 20" allowed in possession.

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Boating, Paddling

## Amenities

Boat Ramp

## Fish Species

Walleye, Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Yellow Perch, Rock Bass, Black Bullhead, Bowfin, Brown Bullhead, Common Carp, Green Sunfish, Hybrid Sunfish, Longnose Gar, 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 11
- **Years of record**: 6
- **Earliest**: 2016-03-22
- **Latest**: 2008-04-26

## Nearby Lakes

- [North Ten Mile Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/otter-tail-county/north-ten-mile-lake) - 1.8 miles, 654 acres
- [Clear Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/otter-tail-county/clear-lake) - 2.9 miles, 399 acres
- [Rose Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/otter-tail-county/rose-lake-dalton) - 4.6 miles, 108 acres
- [Johnson Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/otter-tail-county/johnson-lake) - 6 miles, 419 acres
- [Swan Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/otter-tail-county/swan-lake) - 6.7 miles, 749 acres
- [Sewell Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/otter-tail-county/sewell-lake) - 7 miles, 369 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=46.12588,-95.96316)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=56061300)
- [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/ten-mile-lake)*