Otter Lake | |
Location: | Oakland County, Michigan |
Coords: | 42.6269°N -83.3477°W |
Type: | Lake |
Basin Countries: | United States |
Area: | 74acres |
Max-Depth: | 50feet |
Elevation: | 283m (928feet) |
Pushpin Map: | Michigan#USA |
Pushpin Map Alt: | Location of the lake in Michigan |
Otter Lake is an all-sports, 74acres Oakland County, Michigan lake along the main branch of the Clinton River.[1]
To the north, Otter Lake connects to 19acres Geneva Lake.
To the south is 458-acre Sylvan Lake, which joins the 74acres Otter Lake, for a total of of lake, making it the seventh largest lake in Oakland County.[2]
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.[3] [4]
Fish in Otter Lake include black crappie, largemouth bass, northern pike, panfish, rock bass, smallmouth bass and walleye.[5]