Otter Creek (Vermont)

Otter Creek
Otter Creek Falls in Middlebury
Course of Otter Creek
Location
Country	United States
State	Vermont
Counties	Bennington, Rutland, Addison
Towns/Cities	Wallingford, Rutland, Brandon, Middlebury, Vergennes
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Peru, Vermont
• coordinates	43°16′49″N 72°58′32″W / 43.28024°N 72.97545°W / 43.28024; -72.97545
• elevation	2,500 ft (760 m)
Mouth	Fort Cassin Point, Lake Champlain
• location	Ferrisburgh
• coordinates	44°13′32″N 73°19′29″W / 44.2256084°N 73.3248477°W / 44.2256084; -73.3248477
• elevation	29 m (95 ft)
Length	112 mi (180 km)
Discharge
• location	Middlebury
• average	1,044 cu ft/s (29.6 m3/s)[1]

Otter Creek is the longest river entirely contained within the borders of Vermont.^[2][3] Roughly 112 miles (180 km) long, it is the primary watercourse running through Rutland County and Addison County. The mouth of the river flows into Lake Champlain.

Settled by indigenous peoples at least 10-11,000 years ago, the river was an important economic region for indigenous people before European settlement.^[4] The river became an important economic region for settlers, who took advantage of the river for agriculture and industry through the 18th and 19th centuries.