Mink Lake | |
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Location | Lane County, Oregon, United States |
Coordinates | 43°55′49″N 121°55′25″W / 43.93028°N 121.92361°W |
Type | Natural, ultraoligotrophic |
Catchment area | 0.9 square miles (2.3 km2) |
Basin countries | United States |
Surface area | 139 acres (56 ha) |
Average depth | 37 feet (11 m) |
Max. depth | 85 feet (26 m) |
Water volume | 5,200 acre-feet (6,400,000 m3) |
Surface elevation | 5,039 feet (1,536 m) |
References | [1][2][3] |
Mink Lake is the second-largest wilderness lake in the US state of Oregon.[n 1] Mink Lake lies at about 5,000 feet (1,500 m) above sea level on a Cascade Range lava plateau in the Three Sisters Wilderness in eastern Lane County. One of many lakes in the Mink Lake Basin, it covers 139 acres (56 ha).[2]
Hiking trails enter the Mink Lake Basin, at the headwaters of the South Fork McKenzie River, from many directions.[4] The Pacific Crest Trail runs roughly north–south about 1 mile (1.6 km) east of the lake.[5] Natural campsites abound in the area, but in warm weather mosquitoes can be a problem.[4]
So few chemicals and nutrients enter this lake that it is classified as ultraoligotrophic, and it is thought to be among the most pristine lakes in Oregon.[2] Fishing is possible here mainly because of stocking.[2] Rainbow and cutthroat trout range in size from 6 to 12 inches (15 to 30 cm).[4]
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