Little Pine Lake is a 1,969 acre mesotrophic (moderately fertile) lake located in northeastern Otter Tail County approximately 2 miles north of Perham, MN. Little Pine Lake is a part of the Otter Tail River Watershed and is connected to Big Pine Lake via the Otter Tail River. The Otter Tail River inlet is located along the west shoreline of the lake while the outlet is located along the southeast shoreline. The Otter Tail River is navigable by boat upstream of Little Pine Lake. A Minnesota DNR controlled dam at the outlet impedes navigability downstream to Big Pine Lake. The lake has a maximum depth of 63 feet and 35% of the lake is less than 15 feet deep. Little Pine Lake is one of the better walleye lakes in the area with some very good fishing for northern pike as well. Other fish include largemouth bass, bluegill, crappie, rock bass and perch.
Little Pine Lake Association is a member of the Otter Tail Pine Lakes Improvement District (LID). Click here for more information about the LID.
County Highway 51 / Culvert Information
Ottertail County folks were at the annual meeting on June 14, 2025 to discuss upcoming projects. You can find information regarding the Hwy 51/Culvert project here.
Letter to OTC Engineer Krysten Foster
Other Lake Information
MN DNR Lake Information Report
- Personal Watercraft Laws- page 33
- Own Your Wake- page 32
- On the Water Laws and Rules- page 31
Property Owner Information
You can use the Otter Tail County website GIS Maps to find property information – link below
https://otcgis.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=3d83daccb80c440eb0ea26dca79250e3
Otter Tail County – COLA Information
OTC COLA E-Newsletter. Access any Otter Tail County Coalition of Lake Associations E-Newsletter from 2018
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