Dead Boat Ramps
3 boat launches are mapped on Dead in Otter Tail County, Minnesota.
3 of these launches include facility details from Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.
Dead facts
| Surface area | 7,463 acres |
|---|---|
| Type | Reservoir (mapped as Dead Lake) |
| Average depth | about 10 ft (normal storage ÷ surface area) |
| Shoreline length | about 36.6 miles |
| Surface elevation | 1,316 ft above sea level |
| Dam | Dead Lake East, completed 1938 |
| Dam size | 9 ft high, 50 ft long, gravity dam |
| Dam purposes | Recreation |
| Dam owner | MNDNR (State) |
| Normal storage | 77,080 acre-feet |
| Impounded stream | County Ditch 28 |
Sources: USGS National Hydrography Dataset (public domain); HydroLAKES v1.0 (Messager et al. 2016, CC BY 4.0); U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Inventory of Dams (NID ID MN00206). Matched to this page by name and location; modelled values are approximate. See all sources.
Fish in Dead
Found in state fisheries survey (2024): Black bullhead, Black crappie, Bluegill, Bowfin, Brown bullhead, Common carp, Hybrid sunfish, Largemouth bass, Northern pike, Pumpkinseed, Rock bass, Smallmouth bass, Tullibee (cisco), Walleye, White sucker, Yellow bullhead, Yellow perch.
Minnesota DNR lists maximum depth 65 ft, mean depth 10 ft, average water clarity 6.2 ft.
Source: Minnesota DNR LakeFinder lake survey. Species lists come from state survey and stocking records, not a guarantee of what you will catch; check current state fishing regulations.
- Dead Lake (N) Public Water Access Sitenear Dent · Dead
- Dead Lake (SE) Public Water Access Sitenear Richville · Dead
- Dead Lake WMA Public Water Access Sitenear Dent · Dead