West Battle Lake

Details

DNR lake ID

56023900

County

Otter Tail

Surface area

5,615 acres

Maximum depth

108 feet

Shallow water (littoral) area

2,496 acres, 44% of the lake

Shoreline

17.1 miles

Average water clarity

18.0 feet (Secchi disk, 5 readings)

Nearest town (DNR)

Battle Lake

Latest DNR fish survey

April 2025, targeted survey

Surveys on record

11, since 1983

Game fish caught in the 2025 survey

black crappie 103

Fish species recorded

black crappie, bluegill, green sunfish, hybrid sunfish, largemouth bass, muskellunge, northern pike, pumpkinseed, rock bass, trout-perch, walleye, yellow perch, and 8 other species

Stocked in 2025

walleye adults (135); walleye fingerlings (15,810); walleye yearlings (2,423); walleye fingerlings (1,661)

Stocked in 2024

muskellunge fingerlings (2,706); walleye fingerlings (39,750); walleye yearlings (137); walleye fingerlings (14,399)

Stocked in 2023

walleye fingerlings (7,743); walleye fingerlings (39,480); walleye fingerlings (11,569)

Stocking years on record

9 of the last 10 (2016 to 2025)

West Battle Lake (E) Public Water Access Site

trailer launch, concrete slab ramp, 1 dock, 27 trailer spaces, toilet, run by DNR Division of Parks and Trails

West Battle Lake (W) Public Water Access Site

trailer launch, concrete slab ramp, 1 dock, 15 trailer spaces, toilet, run by City of Battle Lake

Infested waters list

zebra mussel

Special regulation

Crappie: Daily limit five.

Fish consumption

Follow the statewide guidelines; fish from this lake have been tested

Size

2,000 acres or more

Deepest point

60 feet or more

Public access

Yes

Stocked in the last 3 years

Yes

Sources

• Minnesota DNR LakeFinder
  Checked September 24, 2026
• Minnesota DNR Public Water Access Sites
  Checked September 24, 2026

Survey catches show what DNR nets and electrofishing found on the survey date, not how the fishing is today. Check the current regulations and the Department of Health advice before you keep fish, and confirm access conditions before you tow a boat.