---
type: lake
name: "Otto Lake"
county: "St. Louis"
nearest_town: "Hornby"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 154
max_depth_ft: 27
latitude: 47.32099
longitude: -91.9812
lake_score: 38
dnr_lake_id: "69014400"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/otto-lake
---

# Otto Lake

Lake in St. Louis County, Minnesota, near Hornby

- **Surface Area**: 154 acres
- **Max Depth**: 27 ft
- **Average Depth**: 10 ft
- **Shoreline**: 3.2 miles
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: Public access on record
- **Lake Score**: 38/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Otto Lake is a 154-acre lake near Hornby in St. Louis County, Minnesota. It reaches 27 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 10 feet, and has roughly 3.2 miles of shoreline.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 5 fish species here, including northern pike, smallmouth bass, pumpkinseed, and yellow perch. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 1999.

The DNR lists public water access for the lake; confirm the launch type before towing a trailer in.

## Access

- **Public access**: Public access on record
- **Managed by**: Not recorded
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 5
- **Stocked**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 1999
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Paddling

## Amenities

None on record

## Fish Species

Northern Pike, Smallmouth Bass, Pumpkinseed, Yellow Perch, White Sucker

## Nearby Lakes

- [Wolf Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/wolf-lake) - 3.4 miles, 456 acres
- [Bassett Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/bassett-lake) - 4.9 miles, 403 acres
- [Cadotte Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/cadotte-lake) - 5.2 miles, 294 acres
- [Linwood Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/linwood-lake) - 6.4 miles, 270 acres
- [Indian Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/indian-lake) - 6.9 miles, 57 acres
- [Salo Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/salo-lake) - 7.5 miles, 141 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=47.32099,-91.9812)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=69014400)
- [All lakes in St. Louis County](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county)

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*Source: [MinneLakes.org](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/otto-lake)*