Otter Creek
Wikimedia disambiguation page
Otter Creek may refer to some places in the North America:
Bodies of water
Otter Creek (British Columbia), a river in British Columbia
Otter Creek (Delaware River), a tributary of the Delaware River, also known as Mill Creek
Otter Creek (Ocmulgee River tributary), a stream in Georgia that connects to the Ocmulgee River
Otter Creek (Seventeen Mile Creek tributary), a stream in Georgia
Otter Creek (Wabash River), a stream in Indiana
Otter Creek (Iowa River tributary), a river in Iowa
Otter Creek (Pechman Creek tributary), a river in Iowa
Otter Creek (Saint Louis River), a stream in Minnesota
Otter Creek (Lamine River), a river in Missouri
Otter Creek (North Fork Salt River), a river in Missouri
Otter Creek (St. Francis River), a stream in Missouri
Otter Creek (Niobrara River tributary), a stream in Holt and Rock Counties, Nebraska
Otter Creek (Black River tributary), a stream in New York
Otter Creek (Tennessee), a tributary of the Little Harpeth River
Otter Creek (Vermont), a tributary of Lake Champlain
Otter Creek (Wisconsin), a stream in Sauk County
Otter Creek (Lake Erie), a watershed administered by the Long Point Region Conservation Authority, that drains into Lake Erie
Otter Creek (Wyoming) , is a stream in Wyoming and has an elevation of 6,342 feet. Otter Creek is situated south of Spring Creek, and southwest of Lone Bear Ditch Number 2.
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