Location Douglas County, Oregon Primary outflows Mill Creek Max. length 2 mi (3 km) Area 119 ha Length 3.219 km Catchment area 230.5 km² | Primary inflows Basin countries United States Surface elevation 120 m Mean depth 16 m Width 600 m Shore length 9.8 km | |
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Type Landslide-dammed lake, oligotrophic | ||
Loon Lake is a 294-acre (119 ha) 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). 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.
Map of Loon Lake, Oregon 97467, USA
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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Loon Lake (Oregon) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA