The Diversion Dam Public Water Access Site provides a convenient put-in/take-out point on the Otter Tail River near Fergus Falls, located at river mile 63. 2. This access is ideal for a 7.

3-mile fishing float from the Taplin Gorge Dam, where the Diversion Dam slows the water creating a relaxing area to fish with a gentle 1. 8 feet per mile gradient. The site offers a bicycle shuttle option (6.

3 miles, ~33 minutes) for paddlers planning multi-segment trips on this productive smallmouth bass fishery.