Otter Lake
45.11° N, 81.3315° W
Shoreline and neighbouring water from open government data.
Download the map (SVG)Otter Lake, Ontario. 45.11° N, 81.3315° W
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
borealbound.ca/lakes/on/otter-lake-near-miller-lake-east/, 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.
- Aquatic Resource Area survey 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.
- 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).
Otter Lake covers 0.75 km², making it larger than 61% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario. It lies 3.4 km east of Miller Lake East.
Government surveys have recorded 8 fish species here, including yellow perch.
- Area
- 0.75 km²
- larger than 61% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario
- Shoreline
- 7.4 km
- longer than 64% of the 18,731 lakes in Ontario
- Fish species
- 8
- more than 65% of the 2,454 surveyed lakes in Ontario
- Elevation
- 196 m
Today on the water
7.4 °C
Observed at Tobermory, as of 4:00 a.m. EDT
choppy Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.2 m. Around 9 a.m., wind from the northwest: the northwest shore is sheltered, waves build toward the southeast shore.
| Time | 5 a.m. | 8 a.m. | 11 a.m. | 2 p.m. | 5 p.m. | 8 p.m. | 11 p.m. | 2 a.m. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind km/h | NW 20 | NW 20 | NW 30 | NW 30 | NW 30 | NE 10 | E 10 | SE 10 |
| Gusts km/h | 40 | 40 | 50 | 50 | 50 | |||
| Waves (est.) m | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | |||
| Temp. °C | 4 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 5 |
| Precip. % | 40 | 40 | 40 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tonight: Partly cloudy with 60 percent chance of showers. Wind northwest 30 km/h gusting to 50. Low plus 4.
Weather: Tobermory (local forecast), as of 4:02 a.m. EDT
Sun and moon
- Civil dawn
- 7:04 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 7:33 a.m.
- Sunset
- 6:50 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 7:20 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 6:26 a.m.
- Moonset
- 6:09 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 1% lit
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Fish
Sport fish by the share of the 2 government surveys (1971–1974) that recorded them.
Forage fish and other species (7)
Forage fish
- Brook Stickleback 2
- Blacknose Shiner 1
- Central Mudminnow 1
- Fathead Minnow 1
- Finescale Dace 1
- Iowa Darter 1
Other
- White Sucker 1
Numbers are the surveys that recorded each species.
Fishing regulations: Fisheries Management Zone 16. Check seasons and limits before you fish.
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