6 miles west of Urbank
Otter Tail County, Minnesota · 46.1520° N, 95.6272° W
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Updated 19 Oct 2026, 6:10 pm EDT.
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Minnesota DNR lake survey, fetched 15 Oct 2026. Not for navigation.
1 public access site on Spitzer Lake.
Minnesota DNR public water accesses, fetched 15 Oct 2026.
Minnesota DNR stocking reports list 3 stockings of Spitzer Lake in 3 of the years 2016 to 2025. The most recent, in 2025, included 3,000 walleye fingerlings. Species stocked: walleye.
Latest: 2025: 3,000 walleye fingerlings.
Source: Minnesota DNR Fisheries (LakeFinder stocking reports), fetched 15 Oct 2026. How we measure
Measured from Minnesota DNR contours. How we measure
Minnesota DNR’s latest standard fish survey of Spitzer Lake was in June 2018: 9 gill nets and 12 trap nets caught 13 species.
Walleye per gill net, standard surveys: 1982 2.1 · 1987 0.5 · 2007 0.2 · 2018 0.4
Bluegill per trap net, standard surveys: 1982 47 · 1987 5.5 · 2007 23 · 2018 39
Northern pike: 114 measured, 12 to 34 in, half 20 in or longer; average 2.2 lb, normal (normal 1.3–2.3 lb).
Largemouth bass: 10 measured, 5 to 18 in, half 11 in or longer; average 2.1 lb, above normal (normal 0.6–1.5 lb).
Black crappie: 27 measured, 4 to 10 in, half 7 in or longer; average 0.18 lb, below normal (normal 0.2–0.3 lb).
Bluegill: 809 measured, 3 to 8 in, half 6 in or longer; average 0.1 lb, normal (normal 0.1–0.3 lb).
Yellow perch: 20 measured, 5 to 8 in, half 6 in or longer; average 0.11 lb, normal (normal 0.1–0.2 lb).
Also caught: black bullhead, brown bullhead, channel catfish, hybrid sunfish, white sucker, yellow bullhead.
Source: Minnesota DNR Fisheries lake survey, 18 Jun 2018, via LakeFinder, fetched 15 Oct 2026. Normal range: DNR’s range for lakes of the same class (43 classes, grouped by water chemistry and shape). Each line has its own scale. How we measure
Measured water clarity averages about 9 ft: the Secchi depth across 2 readings, 2007–2018.
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and volunteer Secchi readings, via Minnesota DNR LakeFinder, fetched 15 Oct 2026.
Minnesota DNR lake survey; straight-line miles.
Spitzer Lake is 33 feet at its deepest point, measured by Minnesota DNR survey. It covers 731 acres.
Yes. 1 public access site is listed: Spitzer Lake Public Water Access Site.
Yes. Minnesota DNR stocking reports list 3 stockings of it in 3 of the years 2016 to 2025. The most recent, in 2025, included 3,000 walleye fingerlings.
Minnesota DNR’s June 2018 standard survey caught 13 species, most often bluegill, northern pike, hybrid sunfish and pumpkinseed.
About 21% of the lake's area is deeper than 10 feet, measured from Minnesota DNR depth contours.