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{{Infobox body of water
| name = Otis Lake
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| pushpin_map = Quebec
| pushpin_map_caption=Location in Quebec
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| location = [[Rivière-Éternité, Quebec|Rivière-Éternité]]
| coords = {{coord|48.30028|-70.64694|type:waterbody_region:CA_scale:500000|display=inline,title}}
| lake_type = Natural
| inflow = Outlet of lac Valérie, ruisseau Nazaire, outlet of lac Simard, outlet of lac Goth, outlet of "lac de la Souris".
| outflow = Ruisseau aux Cailles
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| basin_countries = [[Canada]]
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| width ={{convert|3.3|km|mi|abbr=on}}
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| elevation = {{convert|213|m|ft|abbr=on}}
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The '''lac Otis''' is a [[body of water]] tributary of the southern slope of the [[Saguenay River]] via the "ruisseau aux Cailles". It is located in the [[local municipality (Quebec)|municipality]] of [[Saint-Félix-d'Otis, Quebec|Saint-Félix-d'Otis]], in the [[Le Fjord-du-Saguenay Regional County Municipality]] from the administrative region [[Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean]], in the [[provinces and territories of Canada|province]] of [[Quebec]], in [[Canada]].
The southern part of Lake Otis is served by [[Quebec Route 170|route 170]], that is the main street (east-west direction) which passes to the village of the hamlet Lac-Goth and to the village of [[Saint-Félix-d'Otis, Quebec|Saint-Félix-d'Otis]] going west. A few other secondary forest roads serve the lake sector for forestry and recreational tourism activities. Several dozen chalets are set up, especially around the south-eastern bay where the village of [[Saint-Félix-d'Otis, Quebec|Saint-Félix-d'Otis]] and the north-eastern bay are located.<ref name=openstreetmap>[https://tools.wmflabs.org/osm4wiki/cgi-bin/wiki/wiki-osm.pl?project=en&article=lac_Otis Open Street Map - Accessed January 10, 2019]</ref>
Vacationing is the main economic activity in the sector; forestry, second.
The surface of Lake Otis is usually frozen from the end of November to the beginning of April, however the safe circulation on the ice is generally done from mid-December to the end of March.
== Geography ==
The main watersheds near Lake Otis are:
* north side: Cailles stream, [[Rivière à la Croix (Saguenay River)|Rivière à la Croix]], [[Saguenay River]];
* east side: [[Rivière à la Croix (Saguenay River)|Rivière à la Croix]], Lac à la Croix, [[Éternity River]], [[Saint-Jean River (Saguenay River tributary)|Saint-Jean River]], [[Saguenay River]];
* south side: [[Brébeuf Lake (Saint-Jean River tributary)|Brébeuf Lake]], [[Saint-Jean River (Saguenay River tributary)|Saint-Jean River]], Papinachois stream, [[Pierre River (Brébeuf Lake)|Pierre River]], [[Catin river]];
* west side: [[Saguenay River]], [[Baie des Ha! Ha! (Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean)|Baie des Ha! Ha!]].
Lake Otis has a length of {{convert|6.2|km|mi|abbr=on}} in the shape of a boat anchor, a maximum width of {{convert|3.3|km|mi|abbr=on}}, an altitude is {{convert|213|m|ft|abbr=on}} and an area of {{convert|NNNN|km|mi|2|abbr=on}}.
Otis Lake follows the shape of a hook, the top of which is the village bay and the end of the hook being the Anse à Pierre.
The mouth of Otis Lake is located in a bay northwest of the lake, at:
* {{convert|1.2|km|mi|abbr=on}} north of the center of the hamlet of Lac-Goth;
* {{convert|3.2|km|mi|abbr=on}} south of the confluence of the "ruisseau aux Cailles" and the [[Saguenay River]];
* {{convert|6.2|km|mi|abbr=on}} north-west of the village center of [[Saint-Félix-d'Otis, Quebec|Saint-Félix-d'Otis]];
* {{convert|9.5|km|mi|abbr=on}} north-east of the "Baie de la Sauvagesse" du [[Brébeuf Lake (Saint-Jean River tributary)|Brébeuf Lake]];
* {{convert|13.6|km|mi|abbr=on}} north-east of the confluence of the [[Ha! Ha! River (Saguenay River)|Ha! Ha! River]] And [[Saguenay River]];
* {{convert|31.5|km|mi|abbr=on}} east of downtown [[Saguenay, Quebec|Saguenay (city)]];
* {{convert|74|km|mi|abbr=on}} west of downtown [[Tadoussac]].
From the mouth of Lake Otis, the current descends the "ruisseau aux Cailles" (Aux Cailles stream) for {{convert|4.2|km|mi|abbr=on}} to the northeast, then the northwest, to Anse aux Cailles on the shore south of the [[Saguenay River]]; then the current descends to the east the [[Saguenay River]] on {{convert|93.1|km|mi|abbr=on}} to [[Tadoussac]] where the latter river flows into the [[St. Lawrence river]].
== Toponymy ==
The toponym "Lac Otis" was formalized on December 5, 1968, by the [[Commission de toponymie du Québec]].<ref name="CTQ">{{cite web|url=http://www.toponymie.gouv.qc.ca/ct/ToposWeb/fiche.aspx?no_seq=45959|work=Commission de toponymie du Québec |title=lac Otis|access-date = January 10, 2019}}</ref>
== Notes and references ==
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== Notes ==
=== Related articles ===
* [[Le Fjord-du-Saguenay Regional County Municipality]]
* [[Saint-Félix-d'Otis, Quebec|Saint-Félix-d'Otis]], a [[local municipality (Quebec)|municipality]]
* [[Saguenay River]]
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[[Category:Lakes of Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean]]
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