Loon Lake (Oregon)

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Loon Lake
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Location of Loon Lake in Oregon, USA.
Location of Loon Lake in Oregon, USA.
Loon Lake
LocationDouglas County, Oregon
Coordinates43°35′13″N 123°50′14″W / 43.58694°N 123.83722°W / 43.58694; -123.83722Coordinates: 43°35′13″N 123°50′14″W / 43.58694°N 123.83722°W / 43.58694; -123.83722
TypeLandslide-dammed lake, oligotrophic
Primary inflowsLake Creek
Primary outflowsMill Creek
Catchment area89 sq mi (231 km2)[1]
Basin countriesUnited States
Max. length2 mi (3 km)
Max. width0.4 mi (0.6 km)
Surface area294 acres (119 ha)[1]
Average depth53 ft (16 m)[1]
Max. depth105 ft (32 m)[1]
Water volume15,700 acre⋅ft (19,400,000 m3)[1]
Residence time1 month[1]
Shore length16.1 mi (9.8 km)[1]
Surface elevation392 ft (119 m)[2][3]
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Loon Lake is a 294-acre (119 ha)[1] lake in Douglas County in the Oregon Coast Range of the United States, 15 miles (24 km) east-southeast of Reedsport, Oregon, at an elevation of 392 feet (119 m).[2] The lake is about 2 miles (3 km) long with a maximum width of about 0.4 miles (0.6 km), and is over 100 feet (30 m) deep in some places.

The lake is "a classic example of a landslide lake",[1] dammed by a slide of sandstone blocks which fell into the Lake Creek valley about 1,400 years ago. The lake was discovered in 1852 and named for the loons found on its waters.

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i Johnson, Daniel M.; et al. (1985). Atlas of Oregon Lakes. Oregon State University Press. p. 224. ISBN 0-87071-343-4. This lists the elevation as 420 ft.
  2. ^ a b "USGS Topographic Map". This shows an elevation of 392 ft.
  3. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Loon Lake (Oregon) This lists the elevation as 397 ft.

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