Summer Lake | |
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Location | Lake County, Oregon, United States |
Coordinates | 42°50′N 120°45′W / 42.83°N 120.75°W |
Type | Natural, endorheic, hypereutrophic |
Primary inflows | Ana River |
Primary outflows | Evaporation |
Catchment area | 376 square miles (970 km2) |
Basin countries | United States |
Max. length | 15 miles (24 km) |
Max. width | 5 miles (8 km) |
Surface area | 25,000 acres (10,000 ha) |
Average depth | 1 foot (0.30 m) |
Max. depth | 5 feet (1.5 m) |
Water volume | 25,000 acre-feet (31,000,000 m3) |
Residence time | 3.5 years |
Shore length1 | 35 miles (56 km) |
Surface elevation | 4,150 feet (1,260 m) |
Settlements | Summer Lake, Paisley |
References | [1][2][3] |
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. |
Summer Lake is a large, shallow, alkali lake in Lake County, Oregon, United States located 5 miles (8 km) south of the small, unincorporated community of Summer Lake, Oregon. At high water it is about 15 miles (24 km) long and 5 miles (8 km) wide, and supports a wide variety of birds and other wildlife in its marshes. The lake was named by explorer John C. Frémont on his expedition into Central Oregon in 1843.
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