Lost Lake (Hood River County, Oregon)

Lost Lake
Famous View of Lost Lake, Mount Hood in the distance
Location of Lost Lake in Oregon, USA.
Location of Lost Lake in Oregon, USA.
Lost Lake
Location of Lost Lake in Oregon, USA.
Location of Lost Lake in Oregon, USA.
Lost Lake
LocationHood River County, Oregon, United States
Coordinates45°29′23″N 121°49′21″W / 45.489840°N 121.822578°W / 45.489840; -121.822578[1]
Basin countriesUnited States
Max. length5,395 ft (1,644 m)[2]
Max. width4,150 ft (1,260 m)[2]
Surface area99.1 ha (245 acres)
Max. depth167 ft (51 m)[2][3]
Surface elevation3,146 ft (959 m)[1]
Frozenoccasionally
Islands(none)
Settlements(none)
References[1][2][3]

Lost Lake is a lake in Mount Hood National Forest 16.2 kilometres (10.1 mi) northwest of Mount Hood in Hood River County in the U.S. state of Oregon. It is 34.4 kilometres (21.4 mi) southwest of Hood River, a 26.4-mile (42.5 km) drive.

The lake is bounded on the east by 4,468-foot (1,362 m) Lost Lake Butte and on the southwest by 4,556-foot (1,389 m) Preachers Peak. The lake is fed by three unnamed intermittent creeks from Lost Lake Butte, and Inlet Creek from Preachers Peak. The lake maintains a very consistent level via an outlet at the north tip, the source of Lake Branch Hood River, a tributary of West Fork Hood River. It is the second-deepest lake in Mount Hood National Forest after Wahtum Lake at 167 feet (51 m).

  1. ^ a b c "Lost Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ a b c d "Lost Lake History". Lost Lake Resort. Archived from the original on 2008-07-20. Retrieved 2008-07-17.
  3. ^ a b "Lost Lake - Mount Hood NF". Go-Oregon.net. Retrieved 2008-07-17.