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Map of North Otter Lake

North Otter Lake

44.5071° N, 76.5666° W

Shoreline and neighbouring water from open government data.

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North Otter Lake, Ontario. 44.5071° N, 76.5666° W

Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.

borealbound.ca/lakes/on/north-otter-lake/, 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.
  • Fishing access points, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.
  • Fisheries Management Zones, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.
  • Lake Partner Program, Ontario Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks. 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).
  • Air Quality Health Index observations and forecasts, Environment and Climate Change Canada. Contains data from Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC Data Servers End-use Licence).

North Otter Lake covers 1.07 km², making it larger than 69% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario. It lies 1.7 km east of Desert Lake.

Area
1.07 km²
larger than 69% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario
Shoreline
9.8 km
longer than 73% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario
Water clarity
4.1 mSecchi depth, 2025
clearer than 65% of the 1,251 monitored lakes in Ontario
Elevation
138 m

Today on the water

7.9 °C

Mostly CloudyWind W 8 km/h

Observed at Sydenham, as of 7:00 a.m. EDT

choppy Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.2 m. Around 12 p.m., wind from the northwest: the northwest shore is sheltered, waves build toward the southeast shore.

Time8 a.m.11 a.m.2 p.m.5 p.m.8 p.m.11 p.m.2 a.m.5 a.m.
Wind km/hW 15W 15NW 30NW 30NW 15var. 5var. 5var. 5
Gusts km/h5050
Waves (est.) m0.10.10.20.20.1
Temp. °C711141510510
Precip. %4040402020000

Today: A mix of sun and cloud. 40 percent chance of showers this morning and early this afternoon. Wind becoming northwest 30 km/h gusting to 50 near noon. High 15. UV index 4 or moderate.

Weather: Sydenham (local forecast), as of 7:03 a.m. EDT

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
6:44 a.m.
Sunrise
7:14 a.m.
Sunset
6:32 p.m.
Civil dusk
7:01 p.m.
Moonrise
6:05 a.m.
Moonset
5:50 p.m.
Moon
Waning crescent, 1% lit

Air Quality Health Index

1 low risk

Kingston, as of 7:00 a.m. EDT

Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada. Local times.

How waves are estimated

Significant wave height from the forecast hourly wind and the open-water distance (fetch) upwind, using the SMB method (US Army Corps of Engineers Shore Protection Manual, 1984), rounded up to the next 0.1 m. It is not a measurement: gusts, leftover swell and shoals can make water rougher. Under 0.2 m: calm; 0.2–0.5 m: choppy; over 0.5 m: rough.

Water

Clarity was measured with a Secchi disk in 20 years between 1997 and 2025; the latest annual mean is 4.1 m.

Water clarity (Secchi depth, m)
Total phosphorus (µg/L)

Getting on the water

1 listed boat launch. marks launches on the map.