---
type: lake
name: "Wall Lake"
county: "Otter Tail"
nearest_town: "Fergus Falls"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 727
max_depth_ft: 34
latitude: 46.2696
longitude: -95.96374
lake_score: 58
dnr_lake_id: "56065800"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/otter-tail-county/wall-lake
---

# Wall Lake

Lake in Otter Tail County, Minnesota, near Fergus Falls

- **Surface Area**: 727 acres
- **Max Depth**: 34 ft
- **Shoreline**: 6.9 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 9.1 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 58/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Wall Lake is a 727-acre lake near Fergus Falls in Otter Tail County, Minnesota. It reaches 34 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 6.9 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 9.1 feet.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 19 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, black crappie, and bluegill. 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 sunfish, 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 13, based on 13 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**: Yes
- **Last DNR survey**: 2025
- **Special regulations**: Yes
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

### Special Regulations

- **Sunfish**: Daily limit 10.

## 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, Shorthead Redhorse, Silver Redhorse, White Sucker, Yellow Bullhead

## Invasive Species

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

## Ice-Out

- **Median ice-out**: April 13
- **Years of record**: 13
- **Earliest**: 2016-03-15
- **Latest**: 2023-04-30

## Nearby Lakes

- [Indian Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/otter-tail-county/indian-lake) - 2.8 miles, 157 acres
- [Wright Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/otter-tail-county/wright-lake) - 3.6 miles, 67 acres
- [Bass Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/otter-tail-county/bass-lake) - 3.6 miles, 311 acres
- [Pebble Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/otter-tail-county/pebble-lake) - 3.7 miles, 195 acres
- [Hoot Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/otter-tail-county/hoot-lake) - 4.1 miles, 161 acres
- [Swan Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/otter-tail-county/swan-lake) - 4.1 miles, 749 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=46.2696,-95.96374)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=56065800)
- [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/wall-lake)*