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Otter Lake, Indiana

Coordinates: 41°38′12″N 85°10′05″W / 41.63667°N 85.16806°W / 41.63667; -85.16806
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Otter Lake, Indiana
Otter Lake is located in Indiana
Otter Lake
Otter Lake
Otter Lake is located in the United States
Otter Lake
Otter Lake
Coordinates: 41°38′12″N 85°10′05″W / 41.63667°N 85.16806°W / 41.63667; -85.16806
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountySteuben
TownshipJackson
Area
 • Total0.67 sq mi (1.7 km2)
 • Land0.50 sq mi (1.3 km2)
 • Water0.17 sq mi (0.4 km2)
Elevation935 ft (285 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
46703 (Angola)
Area code260
FIPS code18-57330[1]
GNIS feature ID2830546[2]

Otter Lake is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Steuben County, Indiana, United States.[2]

Geography

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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.[citation needed]

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Otter Lake CDP has a total area of 0.67 square miles (1.74 km2), of which 0.50 square miles (1.29 km2) are land and 0.17 square miles (0.44 km2), or 25.37%, are water.[1] 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

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  1. ^ a b c "2022 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
  2. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Otter Lake, Indiana