| Rock Creek Lake | |
|---|---|
 Rock Creek Lake from Rock Creek Butte summit. | |
  Rock Creek Lake Location of Rock Creek Lake in Oregon, USA.  Rock Creek Lake Rock Creek Lake (the United States) | |
| Location | Elkhorn Mountains, Baker County, Oregon |
| Coordinates | 44°48′29″N 118°05′13″W / 44.808158°N 118.086854°W |
| Type | Glacial Cirque Tarn |
| Primary inflows | Precipitation, basin drainage |
| Primary outflows | Lake Creek |
| Basin countries | United States |
| Surface area | 35 acres (14 ha) |
| Average depth | 104 ft (32 m) |
| Surface elevation | 7,600 ft (2,300 m) |
| References | [1] |
Rock Creek Lake is an alpine lake along the Elkhorn Crest trail in the southern end of the Elkhorn Mountains in Baker County, eastern Oregon. It is located on the northern slope of Rock Creek Butte, the highest point in the Elkhorn Mountains range. While the lake is located on a glacial cirque, it is part of the West Fork Rock Creek drainage basin.[2]
Other alpine lakes are found a short distance from Rock Creek Lake. Sharing a neighboring cirque is Bucket Lake, to the south over the southern skirt of Rock Creek Butte is Twin Lakes and to the east is Goodrich Lake over the Elkhorn Crest trail. Rock Creek Lake empties into a second smaller lake which later produces Rock Creek and small waterfalls along its course to join the North Fork Rock Creek.[3]
- ^ "Rock Creek Lake". CascadeRamblings.com. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
- ^ "Rock Creek Lake Trailhead". USDA Forest Service. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
- ^ "Rock Creek Lake Falls". Waterfallsnorthwest.com. Retrieved August 24, 2022.