Annie Battle Lake

Otter Tail County, Minnesota - DNR stocking history, depth and survey data

Minnesota · Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) · DOW 56024100

Annie Battle Lake has no DNR stocking rows in LakeFinder; this page carries its DNR depth, access and survey data.

• Annie Battle Lake shows no stocking records in Minnesota DNR LakeFinder as of September 2, 2026.
• Maximum depth 51 ft; surface area 354 acres, 150 littoral acres, 2.8 miles of shoreline, per the DNR lake survey.
• Average water clarity (Secchi depth) 14.5 ft.
• Fish species DNR lists here: black crappie, bluegill, brown bullhead, common carp, green sunfish, hybrid sunfish, largemouth bass, northern pike, pumpkinseed, rock bass, walleye, white sucker, and 2 more.
• 1 public access on the DNR list.
• Most recent DNR fish survey: June 4, 2025 (targeted survey).
• Otter Tail County, nearest town Battle Lake; DNR lake number (DOW) 56024100.

Depth map

Bathymetric contours from the Minnesota DNR lake survey mapped 10/9/1974 (orig map); depths in feet. Simplified for the web; not for navigation.

Public accesses

DNR fish survey, 2025

Catch per net (CPUE) is the DNR survey's count per gill net or trap net set; higher means more of that species were sampled, not a fishing forecast. Top species per gear shown; where we have no verified common name for a DNR code, the code itself is shown.

Annie Battle Lake is a 334-acre mesotrophic (moderately fertile) lake located approximately five miles northeast of the town of Battle Lake, MN. An unnavigable inlet from Molly Stark Lake is located along the southwest shoreline. An unnavigable outlet along the northwest shoreline flows into Blanche Lake. The immediate watershed is composed of rolling grassland interspersed with hardwood woodlots. The maximum depth is 51 feet; however, 45% of the lake is 15 feet or less in depth. The shoreline length is 2.7 miles. The Secchi disk reading during the 2019 survey was 6.3 feet. Previous Secchi disk readings ranged from 8.5 to 14.5 feet. The entire shoreline of Annie Battle Lake is located within Glendalough State Park; therefore, development along the lakeshore is very limited. There is a campground located on the northwest shoreline with four rental cabins and several campsites. Primitive camping sites are also located along the east shoreline. A carry-in water access is also located along the northwest shoreline. Shoal water substrates consist primarily of sand and gravel. Hardstem bulrush is prevalent along the entire shoreline. Emergent aquatic plants provide valuable fish and wildlife habitat and are critical in maintaining good water quality. They protect shorelines and lake bottoms from wave erosion and help absorb excess nutrients. Emergent plants also provide critical spawning habitat for several fish species including Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass and panfish. They also serve as important nursery areas for many species of fish. Because of their ecological value, emergent plants cannot be removed without a DNR permit. Prior to 1990, there was no public access to Annie Battle Lake. When Glendalough State Park was established in 1990 and public access was allowed to the lake, angling pressure was extensive, which negatively impacted the quality fishery that existed. In an attempt to re-establish the quality of the fish populations, Annie Battle Lake was closed to angling from 1993 to 1997. In 1997, special regulations were implemented which designated the lake as a "heritage fishery" in which electronic equipment (depth finders, GPS units, etc.) and motors of any type, including power augers, were prohibited. The regulation also includes catch and release angling for Largemouth Bass and Northern Pike and a reduced bag limit for Bluegill and Black Crappie (5 each per day). The intent of this regulation is to improve and/or maintain the size structure of these species. Annie Battle Lake can be ecologically classified as a bass-panfish type of lake…

Minnesota DNR survey narrative, June 4, 2025.

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