Dead Otter Lake
47.6417° N, 84.8081° W
Depth contours from the 1976 government survey. Not for navigation.
Download the depth map (SVG)Dead Otter Lake, Ontario. 47.6417° N, 84.8081° W
Maximum depth 9.1 m (1976 survey). Scale bar on the map.
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
borealbound.ca/lakes/on/dead-otter-lake-near-gargantua/, compiled October 9, 2026
- Canadian Geographical Names Database, Natural Resources Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada.
- HydroLAKES v1.0, Messager et al. 2016 / WWF HydroSHEDS. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Census boundaries and population, 2021, Statistics Canada. Adapted from Statistics Canada. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada.
- Fisheries Management Zones, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.
- Bathymetry lines and survey index, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.
- City page weather forecasts and alerts, Environment and Climate Change Canada. Contains data from Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC Data Servers End-use Licence).
Dead Otter Lake is 9.1 m deep at its deepest point, shallower than 76% of the 2,688 surveyed lakes in Ontario. It covers 0.25 km² and lies 14 km northeast of Gargantua.
- Maximum depth
- 9.1 msurveyed 1976
- shallower than 76% of the 2,688 surveyed lakes in Ontario
- Area
- 0.25 km²
- smaller than 72% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario
- Shoreline
- 5.3 km
- longer than 52% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario
- Elevation
- 365 m
Today on the water
7.9 °C
Observed at Lake Superior (Provincial Park), as of 3:00 a.m. EDT
calm Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.1 m.
| Time | 4 a.m. | 7 a.m. | 10 a.m. | 1 p.m. | 4 p.m. | 7 p.m. | 10 p.m. | 1 a.m. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind km/h | var. 5 | NW 10 | var. 5 | var. 5 | W 10 | var. 5 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| Waves (est.) m | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | |||
| Temp. °C | 6 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 6 |
| Precip. % | 30 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tonight: Partly cloudy with 60 percent chance of showers. Wind northwest 30 km/h gusting to 50 becoming light this evening. Low plus 3.
Weather: Lake Superior (Provincial Park) (local forecast), as of 3:02 a.m. EDT
Sun and moon
- Civil dawn
- 7:18 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 7:49 a.m.
- Sunset
- 7:02 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 7:33 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 6:41 a.m.
- Moonset
- 6:21 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 1% lit
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Depth
The government depth survey from 1976 records a maximum depth of 9.1 m, drawn from 6 depth contours.
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Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
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