Otter Rapids | |
Settlement Type: | Community |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Canada |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Ontario |
Subdivision Type2: | Region |
Subdivision Name2: | Northeastern Ontario |
Subdivision Type3: | District |
Subdivision Name3: | Cochrane District |
Elevation M: | 129 |
Timezone: | EST |
Utc Offset: | −05:00 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | −04:00 |
Coordinates: | 50.1844°N -81.6408°W |
Pushpin Map: | Canada Ontario |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Otter Rapids in Ontario |
Postal Code Type: | FSA |
Postal Code: | P0L |
Area Code: | 705, 249 |
Otter Rapids, also known as White Otter Rapids, is an unincorporated place and dispersed rural community in geographic Pitt Township[1] in the unorganized north part of Cochrane District in Ontario, Canada It is located south of Moosonee and north of Smooth Rock Falls.[2] [3]
Situated in northeastern Ontario, the community is on the west side (left bank) of the Abitibi River adjacent to the Otter Rapids Generating Station, downstream of the Abitibi Canyon Generating Station and community of Abitibi Canyon, and upstream of Coral Rapids.
The Ontario Northland Railway runs through this community. Otter Rapids is also accessible by a gravel road that connects via Abitibi Canyon to Ontario Highway 634 at Fraserdale and by an airstrip suitable for small aircraft.[4]
During the winter months, Wetum Road connects Otter Rapids to Moose Factory, Ontario, as a winter road.