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Lakes Of Oregon
This is a list of the lakes and reservoirs of Oregon. Swimming, fishing, and/or boating are permitted in some of these lakes, but not all. Gallery File:AbertRim-right.jpg, Lake Abert and the Abert Rim File:Applegate Lake Oregon.jpg, Applegate Lake in Jackson County File:Lake Billy Chinook, Deschutes National Forest, Oregon (photo by Bob Nichol).jpg, Lake Billy Chinook File:Bull Run Lake.jpg, Bull Run Lake and Mount Hood File:Cleawox Lake.jpg, Cleawox Lake on the coast File:Cougar Reservoir 2011.jpg, Cougar Reservoir on the South Fork McKenzie River File:Crater lake oregon.jpg, Crater Lake File:Cullaby_Lake,_Oregon.jpg, Cullaby Lake in Clatsop County File:Cultus Lake.JPG, Cultus Lake in Deschutes County File:Diamond Lake & Mt Bailey.....JPG, Diamond Lake and Mount Bailey File:Elk Lake and South Sister, Oregon.jpg, Elk Lake and South Sister File:Fern Ridge Reservoir, Oregon.JPG, Fern Ridge Reservoir on the Long Tom River in Lane County File:Fish Lake Oregon.jpg, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lake
A lake is often a naturally occurring, relatively large and fixed body of water on or near the Earth's surface. It is localized in a basin or interconnected basins surrounded by dry land. Lakes lie completely on land and are separate from the ocean, although they may be connected with the ocean by rivers. Lakes, as with other bodies of water, are part of the water cycle, the processes by which water moves around the Earth. Most lakes are fresh water and account for almost all the world's surface freshwater, but some are salt lakes with salinities even higher than that of seawater. Lakes vary significantly in surface area and volume of water. Lakes are typically larger and deeper than ponds, which are also water-filled basins on land, although there are no official definitions or scientific criteria distinguishing the two. Lakes are also distinct from lagoons, which are generally shallow tidal pools dammed by sandbars or other material at coastal regions of ocean ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anthony Lakes (Oregon)
Anthony Lakes (also North Powder Lakes) are a group of about 15 lakes and marshes in the Blue Mountains of northeastern Oregon Oregon ( , ) is a U.S. state, state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is a part of the Western U.S., with the Columbia River delineating much of Oregon's northern boundary with Washington (state), Washington, while t ..., U.S. The group contains Grande Ronde Lake, Mud Lake, Floodwater Flats, Anthony Lake, Lilypad Lake, Hoffer Lakes, and several unnamed marshes and shallow lakes. See also * Anthony Lakes (ski area) References External links * https://web.archive.org/web/20161012191423/https://www.lagranderide.com/destination/anthony-lakes-elkhorn-mountains-oregon Lakes of Oregon Lakes of Baker County, Oregon Lakes of Union County, Oregon Landforms of Baker County, Oregon Landforms of Union County, Oregon Marshes of Oregon Wallowa–Whitman National Forest {{UnionCountyOR-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Round Butte Dam
Round Butte Dam is a rockfill-type hydroelectric dam on the Deschutes River, in the U.S. state of Oregon. Located in Jefferson County and owned by the power company Portland General Electric, its reservoir is called Lake Billy Chinook. The dam was completed in 1965 after three years of construction. More than 10 million tons of earth-fill were used to create this 440-foot tall, 1,320-foot wide, and 1,570-foot thick at the base storage dam. See also * List of lakes in Oregon This is a list of the lakes and reservoirs of Oregon. Swimming, fishing, and/or boating are permitted in some of these lakes, but not all. Gallery File:AbertRim-right.jpg, Lake Abert and the Abert Rim File:Applegate Lake Oregon.jpg, Applegate ... References Dams in Oregon Hydroelectric power plants in Oregon Buildings and structures in Jefferson County, Oregon Portland General Electric dams Dams completed in 1964 Energy infrastructure completed in 1964 1964 establishments in Oregon Roc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Metolius River
The Metolius River (pronounced ''muh TOLL ee us'') is a tributary of the Deschutes River in Central Oregon, United States. The river flows north from springs near Black Butte, then turns sharply east, descending through a series of gorges before ending in the western end of Lake Billy Chinook. The unincorporated community of Camp Sherman lies astride the southern end of the river. The name of the river comes from the Warm Springs or Sahaptin word ''mitula'', meaning ''white salmon'' and referring to a light colored Chinook salmon and not a whitefish. The river's drainage basin is in area and, according to at least one estimate, contains of perennial streams, of intermittent streams, 42 lakes, and 121 ponds. Headwaters The headwaters of the river are at Metolius Springs, where the river emerges from two clusters of springs at the base of Black Butte. Water flows to these springs from the drainage basin around Black Butte Ranch, several miles to the south. The elev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deschutes River (Oregon)
The Deschutes River ( ) in central Oregon is a major tributary of the Columbia River. The river provides much of the drainage on the eastern side of the Cascade Range in Oregon, gathering many of the tributaries that descend from the drier, eastern flank of the mountains. The Deschutes provided an important route to and from the Columbia for Native Americans for thousands of years, and then in the 19th century for pioneers on the Oregon Trail. The river flows mostly through rugged and arid country, and its valley provides a cultural heart for central Oregon. Today the river supplies water for irrigation and is popular in the summer for whitewater rafting and fishing. The Deschutes flows generally north, as do several other large Oregon tributaries of the Columbia River, including the Willamette and John Day. Course The headwaters of the Deschutes River are at Little Lava Lake, a natural lake in the Cascade Range approximately northwest of the city of La Pine. The rive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crooked River (Oregon)
The Crooked River is a tributary, long, of the Deschutes River (Oregon), Deschutes River in the U.S. state of Oregon. The river begins at the confluence of the South Fork Crooked River and Beaver Creek (Crooked River), Beaver Creek in southeastern Crook County, Oregon, Crook County. Of the two tributaries, the South Fork Crooked River is the larger and is sometimes considered part of the Crooked River proper. A variant name of the South Fork Crooked River is simply "Crooked River". The Deschutes River flows north into the Columbia River. Course The South Fork Crooked River originates in an area called Misery Flat, along the Deschutes County, Oregon, Deschutes County, Lake County, Oregon, Lake County and Harney County, Oregon, Harney County boundaries, north of Glass Buttes. The South Fork's tributaries drain Hampton Buttes to the west and Mackey Butte to the east. The South Fork Crooked River flows north for , collecting tributaries including Buck Creek and Twelvemile Creek before ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lake Billy Chinook
Lake Billy Chinook is a reservoir in Jefferson County in the U.S. state of Oregon. Created by the Round Butte Dam in 1964, Lake Billy Chinook lies in a canyon at the confluence of the Crooked, Deschutes, and Metolius rivers near Culver and Madras. It was named for Billy Chinook, a Native American of the Wasco tribe who traveled alongside American explorers John C. Frémont and Kit Carson in their expeditions of 1843 and 1844."History of Lake Billy Chinook" Cove Palisades Resort and Marina. Retrieved January 11, 2014. Geology The canyon in which Lake Billy Chinook lies was carved by the three rivers that flow into the lake. The Deschutes Formation into which it is carved began forming about 11 million years ago, as alternating layers of[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christmas Valley, Oregon
Christmas Valley is an unincorporated community in Lake County, Oregon, United States. The community was named after nearby Christmas Lake, usually dry, east of the present town and the site of the former Lake post office, which ran from 1906 until 1943. Real estate development around a planned community by M. Penn Phillips, called Christmas Valley, started after World War II. The Christmas Valley post office was established in 1963 as a rural station of Silver Lake. History Christmas Lake, Christmas (Lake) Valley, and nearby Peter's Sink and Peter's Creek were named for pioneer stockman Peter Christman, who grazed his cattle there and had a house at Silver Lake, to the southwest. These names were applied as early as September 29, 1877, when they were referred to by former Oregon Governor John Whiteaker in a letter to the editor of the '' Eugene City Guard''. Whiteaker himself had an interest in the fossil beds at nearby Fossil Lake, and ranching interests in the are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baert Lake
Baert Lake is a small artificial lake in the unincorporated community of Christmas Valley in the U.S. state of Oregon. Managed by the Christmas Valley Park and Recreation District, the lake is used for fishing, boating, and swimming from spring through autumn and for ice skating in winter if the ice is thick enough. An earlier name for the lake was Christmas Valley Lake. It covers and has a shoreline of . Part of the lake borders the Christmas Valley Golf Course. See also * List of lakes in Oregon This is a list of the lakes and reservoirs of Oregon. Swimming, fishing, and/or boating are permitted in some of these lakes, but not all. Gallery File:AbertRim-right.jpg, Lake Abert and the Abert Rim File:Applegate Lake Oregon.jpg, Applegate ... References {{authority control Lakes of Lake County, Oregon Reservoirs in Oregon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Klamath Falls, Oregon
Klamath Falls ( ) is a city in, and the county seat of, Klamath County, Oregon, United States. The city was originally called ''Linkville'' when George Nurse founded the town in 1867. It was named after the Link River, on whose falls the city was sited. The name was changed to Klamath Falls in 1893. The population was 21,813 at the 2020 census. The city is on the southeastern shore of the Upper Klamath Lake, and is home to the Oregon Institute of Technology. Logging was Klamath Falls's first major industry. History Etymology At its founding in 1867, Klamath Falls was named Linkville. The name was changed to Klamath Falls in 1892–93. The name ''Klamath'' () may be a variation of the descriptive native for "people" (in Chinookan) used by the Indigenous peoples of the Northwest Plateau to refer to the region. History The Klamath and Modoc peoples were the first known inhabitants of the area. The Modocs' homeland is about south of Klamath Falls, but when they were forced ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cascade Range
The Cascade Range or Cascades is a major mountain range of western North America, extending from southern British Columbia through Washington (state), Washington and Oregon to Northern California. It includes both non-volcanic mountains, such as many of those in the North Cascades, and the notable volcanoes known as the High Cascades. The small part of the range in British Columbia is referred to as the Canadian Cascades or, locally, as the Cascade Mountains. The highest peak in the range is Mount Rainier in Washington at . part of the Pacific Ocean's Ring of Fire, the ring of volcanoes and associated mountains around the Pacific Ocean. All of the eruptions in the contiguous United States over the last 200 years have been from the Cascade Volcanoes. The two most recent were Lassen Peak from 1914 to 1921 and a 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens, major eruption of Mount St. Helens in 1980. Minor eruptions of Mount St. Helens have also occurred since, most recently from 2004 to 2008. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aspen Lake
Aspen Lake is a swampy lake in the Southern Cascade Range, just west of Klamath Falls, Oregon, United States. It is about () in area and located at in altitude off Aspen Rd, from the junction of Oregon Route 140 with Oregon Route 62 at White City, Oregon. Trout is the primary species for fishing in Aspen Lake. According to the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife it also offers fishing for brown bullhead. Aspen Lake is also a good spot for bird-watching, reportedly one of the areas where the rare yellow rail has nested. In popular culture *In the GameCube games '' Wave Race: Blue Storm'' and '' 1080° Avalanche'', Aspen Lake is a playable level. See also * Aspen Butte *List of lakes in Oregon References Klamath Falls, Oregon Aspen Aspen is a common name for certain tree species in the Populus sect. Populus, of the ''Populus'' (poplar) genus. Species These species are called aspens: * ''Populus adenopoda'' – Chinese aspen (China, south of ''P. tremula'') ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
