---
type: lake
name: "Twenty-one Lake"
county: "Otter Tail"
nearest_town: "Erhard"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 142
max_depth_ft: 47
latitude: 46.49672
longitude: -95.98106
lake_score: 50
dnr_lake_id: "56072800"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/otter-tail-county/twenty-one-lake
---

# Twenty-one Lake

Lake in Otter Tail County, Minnesota, near Erhard

- **Surface Area**: 142 acres
- **Max Depth**: 47 ft
- **Shoreline**: 3.8 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 16.8 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: Carry-in access only
- **Lake Score**: 50/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Twenty-one Lake is a 142-acre lake near Erhard in Otter Tail County, Minnesota. It reaches 47 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 3.8 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 16.8 feet, which is exceptionally clear for Minnesota.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 8 fish species here, including northern pike, largemouth bass, black crappie, bluegill, and pumpkinseed. Special fishing regulations apply to black and white crappie, largemouth and smallmouth bass, northern pike, and sunfish, and they override the statewide limits. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2018.

Public access is carry-in only — plan on a canoe, kayak or small boat you can hand-launch.

## Access

- **Public access**: Carry-in access only
- **Managed by**: Minnesota DNR
- **Launch fee**: Permit or fee required

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 8
- **Stocked**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 2018
- **Special regulations**: Yes
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

### Special Regulations

- **Black and White Crappie**: Possession limit five.
- **Largemouth and Smallmouth Bass, Northern Pike**: Catch-and-release only.
- **Sunfish**: Possession limit 10.

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Paddling

## Amenities

Carry-In Access

## Fish Species

Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Brown Bullhead, Hybrid Sunfish, Yellow Bullhead

## Nearby Lakes

- [Eddy Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/otter-tail-county/eddy-lake) - 2.4 miles, 141 acres
- [Beers Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/otter-tail-county/beers-lake) - 2.6 miles, 317 acres
- [Anderson Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/otter-tail-county/anderson-lake) - 2.7 miles, 89 acres
- [South Lida Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/otter-tail-county/south-lida-lake) - 2.7 miles, 777 acres
- [Fladmark Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/otter-tail-county/fladmark-lake) - 2.8 miles, 59 acres
- [Tonseth Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/otter-tail-county/tonseth-lake) - 3.5 miles, 149 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=46.49672,-95.98106)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=56072800)
- [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/twenty-one-lake)*