Information About

Otter Lake

Quick Facts

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Location

61 ° 17' 21.43" N,
149 ° 44' 15.126" W

Region

Anchorage

Nearest City

Eagle River

Elevation

92 ft (28.04 m)

Otter Lake in Detail.

About

1.1 mi. E of Sixmile Lake and 7 mi. NE of Anchorage, Cook Inlet Low. 84 acres in size.

History

Local name reported in 1906 by T. G. Gerdine and R. H. Sargent, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); named for Otto Thompson, early Finnish homesteader.

Places Near Otter Lake
Areas:

Ch-ak-nileght, Chansh Kaq-, Dgheyay Kaq-, K-enakatnu Kaq-, Nels Klevens, Nuk-elehitnu Kaq-,

Bays:

Bootlegger Cove, Eagle Bay, Goose Bay, Goose Bay, Knik Arm,

Capes:

Cairn Point, K-eł Taydeght, K-qiydulghakt, Ts-es I-unt,

Channels:

K-eyghashtnu,

Cities:

Anchorage, Eagle River,

Streams:

Middle Fork Campbell Creek, Snowhawk Creek,

Dams:

Chester Creek Dam, Country Gardens Nursery Dam, Gregory Lake Dam, Lake -O- the Hills Dam, Otter Lake Dam, Ship Creek Dam,

Flats:

Eagle River Flats,

Hills:

Bunker Hill,

Routes:

Black Lake Falls, O’Malley Falls,

Lakes:

Beach Lake, Lake Beebe, Bentzen Lake, Lake Beth, Birch Lake, Blueberry Lake, Brocker Lake, Campbell Lake, Cann Lake, Caves Lake, Cheney Lake, Lake Clunie, Cochise Lake, Connors Lake, Cranberry Lake, Delaney Lake, Diablo Pond, Dishno Pond, Fish Lake, Goose Lake, Green Lake, Gwenn Lake, Hidden Lake, Lake Hideaway, Hillstrand Pond, Lake Kiowa, Knik Lake, Lazy Lake, Liten Lake, Long Lake, Loonsong Lake, Lake Lorraine, Lower Fire Lake, Lake -O- the Hills, O-Connell Lake, Lake Otis, Otter Lake, Psalm Lake, Sevenmile Lake, Ship Creek Reservoir, Lake Spenard, Spring Lake, Stephan Lake, Strawberry Lake, Taku Lake, Tanaina Lake, Threemile Lake, Tina Lake, Triangle Lake, Tuomi Lake, University Lake, Upper Fire Lake, Waldon Lake, Waldron Lake, Westchester Lagoon, Westchester Lake, White Lake, Williwan Lakes,

Locales:

Ball Field, Black Lake Chute, KCK, North Wedgie, O'Malley Gully, Tiki Cruiser, Windboard Love, Wolverine Chutes,

Mountains:

Blueberry Knoll, Flattop Mountain, Near Point, O-Malley Peak, The Ramp, Tanaina Peak, Temptation Peak, The Wedge, Wolverine Peak,

Parks:

Lake Otis Park, Altoona Park, Arnold L Muldoon Park, Balto Seppala Park, Bancroft Park, Baxter Bog Park, Beach Lake Park, Bentzen Lake Park, Campbell Creek Greenbelt Park, Campbell Creek Park, Carlson Park, Centennial Park, Charles W Smith Memorial Park, Chester Creek Greenbelt Park, Connors Lake Park, Cope Street Park, Cottonwood Park, David Green Park, Davis Park, Delaney Park, Didlika Park, East Chester/Woodside Park, Elderberry Park, Fairbanks Park, Fairview Park, Far North Bicentennial Park, Forsythe Park, Frontier Park, Gladys Wood Park, Goose Lake Park, Hamilton Park, Hillside Park, Jacobson Park, Javier Dela Vega Park, Johns Park, Kwanis Fish Creek Park, Linden Park, Little Rabbit Creek Bluff Park, Lore Park, Lynn Ary Park, Margaret E Sullivan Park, Minnesota Park, Nancy Park, Nichols Park, Northwood Park, Nulbay Park, Oceanview Bluff Park, Oceanview Park, Pamela Joy Lowry Memorial Park, Papago Park, Paxton Memorial Park, Pop Carr Park, Quyana Park, Rabbit Creek Park, Resolution Park, Roosevelt Park, Russian Jack Springs Park, Ruth Arcand Park, Salmon Run Park, Shady Birch Park, Shady Lane Park, Sitka Street Park, Southwood Park, Springer Park, Stephenson Park, Stonegate Park, Storck Park, Taku Campbell Creek Park, Thompson Park, Timberlane Park, Tkishla Park, University Park, Ure Park, Wickersham Park, Wilson Street Park, Wolverine Park,

Mountain Passes:

West Ship Lake Pass,

Peaks:

Peak 3, Elliot, False Peak, Hidden Peak, Kanchee Peak, Knoya Peak, Little O'Malley, Peak Two, The Dome, Tikishla Peak, Mount William Barrett,

Rivers:

Eagle River,

Streams:

Carol Creek, Ch-ak-nileghtnu, Chester Creek, Clunie Creek, Cottonwood Creek, Crocker Creek, Fire Creek, Fish Creek, Fish Creek, Fossil Creek, Furrow Creek, Goose Creek, Hood Creek, Htidaghituntnu, Little Campbell Creek, Little Rabbit Creek, Meadow Creek, Middle Branch South Fork Chester Creek, Middle Fork Chester Creek, Mink Creek, Mule Creek, North Branch South Fork Chester Creek, North Fork Campbell Creek, North Fork Chester Creek, North Fork Little Campbell Creek, North Fork Ship Creek, O-Brien Creek, Rabbit Creek, Ship Creek, Sixmile Creek, Soldier Creek, South Branch South Fork Chester Creek, South Fork Campbell Creek, South Fork Chester Creek, South Fork Little Campbell Creek, Threemile Creek,

Routes:

Alder Trail, Alder Trail Part 2, Anchorage Overlook Trail, Ballpark Trail, Blueberry Hollow Trail, Blueberry Loop Trail, Denali View Trail, Eagle River Green Belt Trail, Flattop Mountain Alternate Trail, Flattop Mountain Trail, Gasline Trail, Golden Grass Trail, Grand View Trail, Hemlock Knob Trail, Hidden Lake Trail, Iditarod Trail, Little Loop Trail, Little Omalley Trail, Long Lake Trail, Lost Cabin Valley Trail, Middle Fork Loop Trail, Muktuk Marston Memorial Trail, Near Point Trail, North Fork Trail, Panorama View Trail, Picnic Loop Trail, Powerline Access Trail, Rabbit Lake Trail, Ramp Trail, Rondevous Peak Trail, Rondevous Ridge Trail, Ship Lake Pass Trail, Silver Fern Trail, South Fork Rim Trail, Spencer Loop Trail, Spencer Trail, White Spruce Trail, Williwaw Lakes Trail, Wolverine Bowl Loop Trail, Wolverine Bowl Trail, Wolverine Peak Trail,

Valleys:

Campbell Creek Canyon,

Cities:

Airport Heights, Anchor Terrace, Artesian Village, Basher, Blanchard, Bonibrook, Campbell, Chester, Chugach Heights, City View, DeBarr Vista, East Chester, Fairview, Fort Richardson, Glen Alps, Grandview Gardens, Green Acres, Hillside, Homesite Park, John Fitzgerald Kennedy City, Justamere Ranch, Knik, Knik Heights, Lange, Lawrence, Lindale, Lingo, Mountain View, Nunaka Valley, Potter Hill, Rainbow, Rees, Rogers Park, Rogers Park, Romig, Runstettler, Spenard, Sunbeam, Thompson, Traversie, Tuomi, Turnagain Heights, Vanover, Wilson Village, Wonder Park,