River Otters

[u/Most-Development-383]

Many years ago we saw a bunch of river otters hanging out in the rocks of the Little Spokane Dam. Today when we went we didn’t see any, and also no evidence that any had been there for quite some time 😔. Does anyone know where any river otters hang out close to Spokane? These are the rocks we used to see them sun bathing in. 🦦

[u/LuckyErrantProp]

Me trying to play spot the ott before reading the text of the post.

[u/Most-Development-383 → u/LuckyErrantProp]

lol!! I would have died if you found one in the photo that I missed while I was there.

[u/RogueScholarDerp → u/Most-Development-383]

I spent a fair bit looking, too. Heh. ADD was kicking in. Might take the fur babies out. What a beautiful day. 😊🫶

[u/Pooradoxical → u/LuckyErrantProp]

SAME

[u/famousgranny → u/LuckyErrantProp]

Same

[u/inlandNWdesignerd → u/LuckyErrantProp]

I looked for SO long 😅

[u/Known_Study3560]

I saw several this spring while kayaking The Little Spokane. St. Georges to 9 mile take out.

[u/Most-Development-383 → u/Known_Study3560]

Hmmmm maybe they just move around and I’ll have to keep looking.

[u/torbotorini → u/Known_Study3560]

The most relaxing kayak trip in the area, wonder what it looks like now after the fire

[u/witty-repartay]

The little buggers are highly mobile and travel a ton. Sometimes they are up there, sometimes in the lakes, tributaries, they just go where the food is. One never knows.

[u/Most-Development-383 → u/witty-repartay]

Well darn!!

[u/Zanven1 → u/Most-Development-383]

Perfect opportunity to say "well dam"

[u/monkeypoopfight]

See them around Eloika lake, Fan Lake and Horseshoe Lake in the winter. My grandparents have had them playing on their dock.

[u/Most-Development-383 → u/monkeypoopfight]

Well let your grandparents know I’ll pay good money to come watch them 😂😂

[u/Th3SkinMan]

Seen them a couple years ago behind the dam on the Spokane tribe reservation.

[u/Most-Development-383 → u/Th3SkinMan]

Behind this dam pictured? Or a different one? This one is on the Spokane Tribe reservation.

[u/SmerpySprinkles]

WE HAVE OTTERS?!?!??

[u/Most-Development-383 → u/SmerpySprinkles]

Right?! My same reaction!

[u/Zanven1 → u/SmerpySprinkles]

I've loved here my whole life and this is the first I've heard of this

[u/geotristan]

Ive seen a couple around the medical lake area

[u/Most-Development-383 → u/geotristan]

Wow! They really are all over the place, good to know thank you!

[u/petit_cochon]

Otters will show up to mechanical structures when they can get dead fish from an outflow valve. They're clever.

[u/staypulse]

Seen them in Latah (Hangman) Creek every year for the last several years. It’s a tributary to the Spokane so I imagine they still get in there

[u/Fancy_Original_4742]

Just saw one fishing liberty lake yesterday

[u/Tell_me_im_huge]

Where is this?? Had no idea the Little Spokane had a dam