---
type: lake
name: "Little Swan Lake"
county: "Todd"
nearest_town: "Pillsbury"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 164
max_depth_ft: 67
latitude: 45.93064
longitude: -94.69326
lake_score: 58
dnr_lake_id: "77003400"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/todd-county/little-swan-lake
---

# Little Swan Lake

Lake in Todd County, Minnesota, near Pillsbury

- **Surface Area**: 164 acres
- **Max Depth**: 67 ft
- **Average Depth**: 25 ft
- **Shoreline**: 2.4 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 9.4 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 58/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Little Swan Lake is a 164-acre lake near Pillsbury in Todd County, Minnesota. It reaches 67 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 25 feet, and has roughly 2.4 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 9.4 feet.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 20 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, black crappie, and bluegill. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2025.

There is one public boat launch (concrete surface) managed by the Minnesota DNR.

## 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**: 20
- **Stocked**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 2025
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Boating, Paddling

## Amenities

Boat Ramp

## Fish Species

Walleye, Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Yellow Perch, Tullibee (Cisco), Rock Bass, Black Bullhead, Bowfin, Brown Bullhead, Common Carp, Greater Redhorse, Green Sunfish, Hybrid Sunfish, Shorthead Redhorse, White Sucker, Yellow Bullhead

## Nearby Lakes

- [Mons Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/todd-county/mons-lake) - 0.8 miles, 95 acres
- [Bass Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/todd-county/bass-lake) - 2 miles, 123 acres
- [Lake Pepin](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/todd-county/lake-pepin) - 2.6 miles, 53 acres
- [Moose Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/todd-county/moose-lake) - 2.9 miles, 131 acres
- [Long Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/todd-county/long-lake) - 3.3 miles, 399 acres
- [Big Swan Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/todd-county/big-swan-lake) - 4 miles, 947 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=45.93064,-94.69326)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=77003400)
- [All lakes in Todd County](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/todd-county)

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*Source: [MinneLakes.org](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/todd-county/little-swan-lake)*