Loon Lake (Oregon) Explained

Loon Lake
Coords:43.5869°N -123.8372°W
Inflow:Lake Creek
Outflow:Mill Creek
Catchment:890NaN0[1]
Basin Countries:United States
Length:20NaN0
Width:0.41NaN1
Area:294acres
Depth:53feet
Max-Depth:105feet
Volume:15700acre.ft
Residence Time:1 month
Shore:6.1miles
Elevation:3920NaN0[2] [3]
Pushpin Map:Oregon#USA
Pushpin Map Alt:Location of Loon Lake in Oregon, USA.

Loon Lake is a 294acres lake in Douglas County in the Oregon Coast Range of the United States, 15miles east-southeast of Reedsport, Oregon, at an elevation of 392feet. The lake is about 2miles long with a maximum width of about 0.4miles, and is over 100feet deep in some places.

The lake is "a classic example of a landslide lake", 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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Notes and References

  1. Book: Johnson, Daniel M.. Atlas of Oregon Lakes. Oregon State University Press. 1985. 224. 0-87071-343-4. etal. This lists the elevation as 420 ft.
  2. Web site: USGS Topographic Map. This shows an elevation of 392 ft.
  3. This lists the elevation as 397 ft.