What is "otter lake"

Otter Lake may refer to:

• British Columbia
  • Otter Lake Provincial Park in British Columbia
  • Otter Lake (British Columbia), a lake in the Tulameen Valley in the Similkameen Country
  • Otter Lake (Okanagan), a lake in the north Okanagan Valley
• Nova Scotia
  • Otter Lake (Nova Scotia), any of several lakes in Nova Scotia
  • Otter Lake, Nova Scotia, a small unincorporated town in Nova Scotia
• Ontario
  • Otter Lake (Addington Highlands, Lennox and Addington County, Ontario)
  • Otter Lake (Billings, Manitoulin Island, Ontario)
  • Otter Lake (Faraday, Hastings County, Ontario) (Near Bancroft, Hastings County)
  • Otter Lake (Huntsville, Muskoka District Municipality, Ontario)
  • Otter Lake (Jocelyn, Ontario) ( St. Joseph Island, Algoma District
  • Otter Lake (Minden Hills, Halitburton County, Ontario)
  • Otter Lake (Madawaska Valley, Renfrew County, Ontario)
  • Otter Lake (Northern Bruce, Bruce County, Ontario) ( Bruce Peninsula, Bruce County, Ontario)
  • Otter Lake (Otter River), the source of the Otter River, in Kenora District
  • Otter Lake (Parry Sound District, Ontario), a community in the Township of Seguin, District of Parry Sound
  • Otter Lake (Rideau Lakes, Leeds and Grenville United Counties, Ontario)
  • Otter Lake (Seguin, Parry Sound District, Ontario)
• Otter Lake, Quebec, a municipality in Quebec
• Otter Lake (Saskatchewan), a lake in Saskatchewan
  • Otter Lake Airport in Saskatchewan
  • Otter Lake Water Aerodrome in Saskatchewan

• Otter Lake (Arkansas), a lake in Chicot County, Arkansas
• Otter Lake (Illinois), a lake in Illinois
• Otter Lake (Michigan), any of several lakes in Michigan
• Otter Lake, Michigan, a village in Michigan
• Otter Lake (New Hampshire), a lake in Greenfield, New Hampshire
• Otter Lake (New York), a lake in Cato, New York
• Otter Lake (Elcho, Wisconsin)

Otter Lake is a 765-acre (3.0 km²) reservoir in Macoupin County, Illinois. It is located 6 miles (10 km) west of Girard. The reservoir is named after Otter Creek, a tributary of Macoupin Creek and the Illinois River.

Otter Creek was dammed to provide flood control, water-based recreation, and a source of clean water for North Otter and South Otter Townships within Macoupin County. Recreation centers on fishing opportunities, with the lake managed for striped bass, crappie, and muskie.

There is a strictly-enforced power limit on the lake, with motors banned if stronger than 115 horsepower. The lake is troubled by sedimentation, with riprap applied to many patches of shoreline to reduce (but not eliminate) erosion of silt into the lake. Historically, quantities of atrazine have entered the lake from nearby farm fields to which the chemical is applied.

Otter Lake (Nova Scotia) could mean the following:

Otter Lake is a lake in the province of Saskatchewan, Canada. It is located 50 miles (80 km) north of La Ronge, Saskatchewan and is accessible from Highway 102. The lake is part of the Churchill River system. The Churchill River runs through the lake. It is approximately 10 miles long and 9 miles at its widest point.

Otter Lake is a lake in the community of Elcho in Langlade County, Wisconsin, United States. The lake covers an area of and has a maximum depth of . The Hunting River flows from the lake.

Otter Lake is a lake in northwestern Kenora District in northwestern Ontario, Canada. It is in the Hudson Bay drainage basin and is the source of the Otter River. The Otter River flows via the Fawn River and Severn River to Hudson Bay.

Otter Lake is immediately southeast of Angling Lake, the home of the Wapekeka First Nation and location of Angling Lake/Wapekeka Airport.

Otter Lake is the name of several lakes and one village in the U.S. state of Michigan.

• The largest Otter Lake is in southeast Portage Township of Houghton County at . The lake is fed by the Otter River and it drains into the Sturgeon River.

• The next largest Otter Lake is at on the boundary between Marathon Township in Lapeer County and Forest Township in Genesee County. The southern two thirds of the lake is within the Village of Otter Lake, which also straddles the boundary between the two counties. The lake and village are less than one mile (1.6 km) from the southern boundary of Tuscola County. The lake is 0.21 km² (56 acres or 0.8 mi²) with a maximum depth of approximately 45.7 m (150 ft). There is a public boat launch, dock, swim beach, and campground, as well as private homes on the shoreline. In the center of the lake are two prominent sandbars that reduce the water depth to much less than a meter in several locations. It is connected to Powderhorn lake on its northern end.

Other Otter Lakes in Michigan:

• In Au Train Township, Alger County at within Hiawatha National Forest
• In Benzie County at on the boundary between Lake Township and Platte Township within the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
• In Marcellus Township, Cass County at
• In Grant Township, Clare County at about north-northeast of Farwell.
• In Argentine Township, Genesee County at
• In Crystal Falls Township, Iron County at within Copper Country State Forest, although not on state-owned land
• In Keweenaw County at on the north side of Isle Royale
• In McMillan Township, Luce County at within Lake Superior State Forest, part of a chain of lakes the drain into the Two Hearted River
• In southeast Waterford Township, Oakland County at , opening into Sylvan Lake on the east and connecting with Cass Lake on the southeast via a segment of the Clinton River
• In Seney Township, Schoolcraft County at , near the boundary with Alger County

Otter Lake is a lake in geographic Foley Township in the municipality of Seguin, Parry Sound District in Central Ontario, Canada. Otter Lake was originally named 'Nigge-Cu-Bing' (Lake of Many Otters) by the original First Nations inhabitants.

There are several segments to the lake. The "Long Arm" is a long, narrow portion which goes to the east. The "Little Long Arm" protrudes to the west. The "Little Otter" part is to the north, separated from the rest of the lake by the Otter Lake Narrows. The unincorporated places and railway points of Otter Lake and Holmur are at the narrows and on the north side of the lake respectively. The water level is controlled by a dam at the outflow to the Boyne River at the Little Otter portion of the lake.

There are over 400 cottages on the lake. The cottagers are hyper-vigilant about making sure you know everything on the lake is Private Property.

The Canadian Pacific Railway and Canadian National Railway main lines both pass the lake, the former at Otter Lake Narrows and the latter on the north shore of the lake.

Otter Lake is located within the Township of Rideau Lakes. The lake lies close to Highway 15 between the villages of Lombardy and Portland. Because Otter Lake lies more or less in a north-south direction, there are often some spectacular sunrises and sunsets that can be viewed from property owners docks, balconies, and decks.

From the 1870s to the 1950s, the catchment basin was farmed. Between 1953 and 1991, a large degree of naturalization took place with airphotos showing farmland being abandoned and shrub and tree cover replacing open fields. Today, the development pressure is relatively high on Otter Lake with approximately 295 cottages, homes and commercial properties. http://www.otterlake.org/water_qual.html

Otter Lake is not part of the Rideau Canal system. It is part of the Otter Creek / Hutton Creek Complex which is an area with a large north-eastern drainage pattern towards the mid-part of the Rideau River.

The catchment area draining into the lake is about 36 square km and the shoreline length is about 20 km. The lake is 124 meters above mean sea level and is part of the Rideau River drainage basin. There are several parent streams flowing into Otter Lake and one primary outlet, which is Otter Creek, which meanders about 33 km before flowing into the Rideau River south of Smiths Falls.

Despite its relatively small size, Otter Lake holds a large volume of water and is quite deep, up to 36 m at its deepest location and generally exhibits the characteristics of a mesotrophic lake although the deep bathymetry of the central and southern areas of the lake is more typical of an oligotrophic lake. As a result of its depth, the lake is one of the last lakes in the Rideau Lakes region to freeze in winter, and as a result, the lake is home to a large variety of water fowl.

There are numerous natural wetland areas around the lake that are important habitat . Most of these wetlands are classified as "Locally Significant" however some have not yet been evaluated or classified. Wetlands to the east of Otter Lake are classified as "Provincially Significant" and represent an example of "linked wetlands" which allow a more diverse population of wildlife.

Otter Lake abuts the Frontenac Axis of the Canadian Shield on the southwest with part of the lake being underlain by carbonate rock. The carbonate rock on the northeastern shore of Otter Lake is some of the only examples of Cambrian rock in Ontario. Otter Lake is also fed by numerous springs although little is known about the volume or source of these springs. Overall, the water in Otter Lake replenishes about every four years by surface runoff, precipitation and springs.

Otter Lake is an all-sports, 74-acre Oakland County, Michigan lake along the main branch of the Clinton River.

To the north, Otter Lake connects to 19-acre Geneva Lake.

To the south is 458-acre Sylvan Lake, which joins the 74-acre Otter Lake, for a total of 532 acres of lake, making it the seventh largest lake in Oakland County.

The lake lies in Waterford Township, Michigan and is west of Pontiac, Michigan. It is located south of Voorhies Road, east of Cass Lake Road and west of Telegraph Road.

Otter Lake is named for the North American river otter, which are indigenous to the area.