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Otter Lake

By Soperton. 83 acres, 20 feet at the deepest.

83acres
20 ftdeepest
1public boat landing

Ice on Otter Lake

No ice reports from Otter Lake in the last two weeks.

What folks saw out there, not the DNR. No ice is safe ice; check it yourself.

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Fish

  • Common: panfish, largemouth bass and northern pike

How the DNR lists them. It doesn't say how the fishing is.

Boat landings

Water and bottom

  • Bottom: 25% sand, 5% gravel, 7% rock, 63% muck
  • Kind of lake: a drainage lake: a stream runs in and out

Invasive species

The DNR has found banded mystery snail and Chinese mystery snail here.

State law: before you leave the landing, pull off any plants and critters, drain all the water out of your boat, motor, livewell and buckets, and never move live fish away from the lake.

The DNR's boat and bait rules

Depth map

Wisconsin DNR lake survey map of Otter Lake, with depth lines in feet

Wisconsin DNR lake survey map. Mind the north arrow; some of these old maps are turned sideways. It's old and not for navigation; shorelines and depths change. The DNR lists the lake at 83 acres today. The DNR's original (PDF)

Lake facts from the Wisconsin DNR's page for Otter Lake, checked October 19, 2026.