| Tahkenitch Lake | |
|---|---|
 Tahkenitch Lake from near a boat launch along U.S. Route 101 | |
  Tahkenitch Lake  Tahkenitch Lake | |
| Location | Near Pacific Ocean coast in Douglas County, Oregon |
| Coordinates | 43°48′26″N 124°09′01″W / 43.80722°N 124.15028°W |
| Type | Natural, permanent, mesotrophic |
| Primary inflows | Fivemile and Leitel creeks |
| Primary outflows | Tahkenitch Creek |
| Catchment area | 34 square miles (88 km2) |
| Basin countries | United States |
| Surface area | 2,118 acres (857 ha) |
| Average depth | 11 feet (3.4 m) |
| Max. depth | 23 feet (7.0 m) |
| Water volume | 18,200 acre-feet (22,400,000 m3) |
| Residence time | 2 months |
| Shore length1 | 29 miles (47 km) |
| Surface elevation | 20 feet (6 m) |
| Islands | Weed, Jewitt |
| References | [1][2][3] |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
Tahkenitch Lake (tak' ə nich),[4] at 2,118 acres (857 ha), is one of the larger lakes along the coast of the U.S. state of Oregon.[3] Fed by runoff from a basin of about 34 square miles (88 km2),[3] it lies east of U.S. Route 101 in Douglas County between Florence and Reedsport.[5] Its name comes from a Lower Umpqua (Siuslaw) placename meaning "having arms running out like a crab".[4]
- ^ Johnson, Daniel M.; Petersen, Richard R.; Lycan, D. Richard; Sweet, James W.; Neuhaus, Mark E., and Schaedel, Andrew L. (1985). Atlas of Oregon Lakes. Corvallis: Oregon State University Press. pp. 128–29. ISBN 0-87071-343-4.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Tahkenitch Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. November 28, 1980. Retrieved April 10, 2016.
- ^ a b c "Atlas of Oregon Lakes: Tahkenitch Lake (Douglas)". Portland State University. 1985–2016. Retrieved April 10, 2016.
- ^ a b Bright, William (2004). Native American Placenames of the United States. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press. p. 470. ISBN 0-8061-3576-X.
- ^ "United States Topographic Map". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved April 10, 2016 – via Acme Mapper.