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Otter Lake (Illinois)

Lake in Macoupin County, Illinois

Summary

Lake in Macoupin County, Illinois

FieldValue
nameOtter Lake
locationMacoupin County, Illinois
coords
typereservoir
inflowOtter Creek
outflowOtter Creek
basin_countriesUnited States
area765 acre
pushpin_mapIllinois
elevation189 m

| max-depth = Otter Lake is a 765 acre reservoir in Macoupin County, Illinois. It is located 6 mi west of Girard. The reservoir is named after Otter Creek, a tributary of Macoupin Creek and the Illinois River.{{cite book

Otter Creek was dammed to provide flood control, water-based recreation, and a source of clean water for North Otter and South Otter Townships within Macoupin County. Recreation centers on fishing opportunities, with the lake managed for striped bass, crappie, and muskie.

There is a strictly-enforced power limit on the lake, with motors banned if stronger than 115 horsepower. The lake is troubled by sedimentation, with riprap applied to many patches of shoreline to reduce (but not eliminate) erosion of silt into the lake. Historically, quantities of atrazine have entered the lake from nearby farm fields to which the chemical is applied.

References

References

  1. {{gnis. 415224
  2. "The Otter Lake Story", ''Grassroots Planning'' (October 1998), accessed 26 February, 2007. [http://www.watershed.uiuc.edu/plans/otterlake.pdf] {{Webarchive. link. (February 21, 2007)
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