Black Otter Lake District

Black Otter Lake District Located in the small community of Hortonville, this lake provides quality fishing and recreation. Fish were stocked in 2009 and 2010 to bring back the fisherie.

Since the early 1950's there have been various efforts to improve the lake conditions. The Black Otter Lake District was formed in 1976 to help restore and protect the lake. In 1982, 1992 and again in 2002, lake studies that resulted in management plans were completed. Both the Village of Hortonville and Black Otter Lake District (BOLD) have followed up on many of the recommendations proposed from

past management plans. In 1989, the lake was drained and approximately 120,000 cubic yards of sediment were removed from a 55 acre portion of the lake. In January 2003 the most recent lake management study was completed. This study found high levels of nutrients continued to enter the lake. A small-scale
aeration system was installed in the lake in order to maintain a viable fishery. In 2008 the lake was drawn down in an attempt to control the plant population.

Hello BOLD! May 2, 2026 from 9-11:30AM will be our annual FWWA lake clean up. Every year we gather hundreds of pounds of...
04/14/2026

Hello BOLD!
May 2, 2026 from 9-11:30AM will be our annual FWWA lake clean up. Every year we gather hundreds of pounds of garbage from the streams, parks, and watershed around the Black Otter Lake. If you’re free that Saturday morning please sign up here at

Thank you all!

Saturday, May 2 Keep trash out of the rivers, lakes, and waters we all share! Your Content Goes Here Cleanup Countdown: Event Details

04/07/2026

Hello BOLD! If anyone knows where our buoys are that we put up around the aerator please message me! They usually wash up by Alonzo park or in someone’s yard on the north and south shores. Any information is appreciated!

02/03/2025

Good morning BOLD,
If anyone is interested in doing the lake cleanup this year, it will be held May 3rd at either black otter park or Alonzo park. It is dependent on whether the splash pad installation will be finished by then. Please follow the link below and feel free to reach out with any questions.
FWWA.org/what-we-do/trash-free-waters/cleanup/

09/19/2024

Hey everyone!
At our annual meeting we had a commissioners term expire, Meg O’Brien was our secretary for many years and her time is appreciated by many. With that being said, that position was not able to be filled. If anyone knows of someone interested in becoming our secretary or fill another position please direct message me and we can hopefully get you on our board. Thanks!

Ed the Diver came to Black Otter! If you guys are unfamiliar, he goes around the state to clean up our waterways via div...
09/11/2024

Ed the Diver came to Black Otter! If you guys are unfamiliar, he goes around the state to clean up our waterways via diving. His fiancé Christie and Ed gave some information and guidance to some elementary grade kids about cleaning our states waters. If you see them out, be sure to give them a waive and thank them for coming to hortonville.

Due to a mechanical problem in the cutting head conveyor, the harvester is out of the water for the season to get fixed....
08/29/2024

Due to a mechanical problem in the cutting head conveyor, the harvester is out of the water for the season to get fixed. A huge thanks to our volunteers for utilizing it all summer cutting weeds.

08/19/2024

BOLD,
feel free to join us for our annual meeting 8/19/2024, 5:00 PM at the community center. We’ll have food for all who attend! Looking forward to seeing everyone

Harvester is now in the water! We have a good amount of harvester operators this year so it should only be a short time ...
05/31/2024

Harvester is now in the water! We have a good amount of harvester operators this year so it should only be a short time till our lake starts to look cleaner. If you see one out cutting, be sure to give them a wave and thank them for volunteering!

257 lbs. cleaned up this year! Thank you to everyone that came to help!
05/04/2024

257 lbs. cleaned up this year! Thank you to everyone that came to help!

04/30/2024

Just a reminder we have Lake cleanup this Saturday from 9-11:30 am. Looking forward to seeing everyone!

04/04/2024

Fox Wolf Watershed Alliance along with BOLD is putting on the annual Black Otter Lake cleanup Saturday May 4. Meeting at Alonzo park and cleaning up the shore, Wiouwash trail, and lake if we can get a boat or two on it. We would greatly appreciate seeing the public attend! We will be providing snacks and water as well.

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Hortonville, WI
54944

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