Otter Lake, Indiana
Geography
The community is in western Steuben County, surrounding Otter Lake, a natural water body. U.S. Route 20 forms the northern edge of the CDP; the highway leads east 9 miles (14 km) to Angola, the county seat, and west 13 miles (21 km) to LaGrange. Indiana State Road 327 forms the western edge of the community, leading north 6 miles (10 km) to Orland and south 21 miles (34 km) to Garrett.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Otter Lake CDP has a total area of 0.67 square miles (1.74 km), of which 0.50 square miles (1.29 km) are land and 0.17 square miles (0.44 km), or 25.37%, are water. The lake's outlet is at its northern end, flowing into Pigeon Creek, which becomes the Pigeon River, a west-flowing tributary of the St. Joseph River leading to Lake Michigan.
References
- ^ "2022 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Otter Lake, Indiana
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