Flagstaff Lake (Oregon) Explained

Flagstaff Lake
Location:Lake County, Oregon, United States
Coordinates:42.5825°N -119.8003°W[1]
Basin Countries:United States
Agency:Bureau of Land Management
Shore:13.3miles
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Flagstaff Lake is one of a group of interconnected, alkaline, high-desert lakes known as the Warner Lakes in the Warner Valley of Lake County in the U.S. state of Oregon. Flagstaff Lake lies between Upper Campbell Lake to the north and Swamp Lake to the south,[2] about northeast of Lakeview.[3] It has a surface area of about and a shoreline of about .[4]

The Warner Lakes vary in depth and volume depending on the weather and have completely dried up at times. Fish populations also vary. During a drought from 1988 to 1992, when all of the lakes went dry, some fish survived by retreating into a 20miles slough connected to the lakes. Historically, fish species in the lakes have included crappie, brown bullhead, largemouth bass, and redband trout.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: [{{Gnis3|1120820}} Flagstaff Lake]. Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. November 28, 1980. April 10, 2019.
  2. Book: Sheehan, Madelynne Diness. Fishing in Oregon: The Complete Oregon Fishing Guide. 297. 10th. Flying Pencil Publications. Scappoose, Oregon. 2005. 0-916473-15-5.
  3. Web site: Welcome to Warner Wetlands Area of Critical Environmental Concern. Bureau of Land Management. April 13, 2019.
  4. Web site: Flagstaff Lake (Lake). Atlas of Oregon Lakes. Portland State University. 1985–2019. April 12, 2019.