---
type: lake
name: "Walker Lake"
county: "Otter Tail"
nearest_town: "Ottertail"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 578
max_depth_ft: 29
latitude: 46.43625
longitude: -95.67722
lake_score: 38
dnr_lake_id: "56031000"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/otter-tail-county/walker-lake
---

# Walker Lake

Lake in Otter Tail County, Minnesota, near Ottertail

- **Surface Area**: 578 acres
- **Max Depth**: 29 ft
- **Shoreline**: 4.8 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 8.4 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 38/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Walker Lake is a 578-acre lake near Ottertail in Otter Tail County, Minnesota. It reaches 29 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 4.8 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 8.4 feet.

The DNR has no fish survey on file for this lake, so treat any fishing as exploratory.

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.

## Access

- **Public access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Managed by**: Minnesota DNR
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Activities

Boating, Paddling

## Amenities

Boat Ramp

## Fish Species

No DNR fish survey on file

## Invasive Species

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

## Nearby Lakes

- [Otter Tail Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/otter-tail-county/otter-tail-lake) - 2.6 miles, 14,079 acres
- [Dead Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/otter-tail-county/dead-lake) - 4.6 miles, 7,546 acres
- [Head Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/otter-tail-county/head-lake) - 4.6 miles, 400 acres
- [Twin Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/otter-tail-county/twin-lake) - 5.3 miles, 369 acres
- [Round Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/otter-tail-county/round-lake) - 5.6 miles, 273 acres
- [Pickerel Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/otter-tail-county/pickerel-lake-ottertail) - 5.8 miles, 71 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=46.43625,-95.67722)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=56031000)
- [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/walker-lake)*