| Tenmile Lake | |
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&sq=&lang=&file=File:Tenmile_Lake_(Oregon).jpg) Grasses and water lilies at Tenmile Lake | |
&sq=&lang=&file=File:USA_Oregon_relief_location_map.svg)  Tenmile Lake &sq=&lang=&file=File:Usa_edcp_relief_location_map.png) Tenmile Lake | |
| Location | Lakeside, Coos County, Oregon |
| Coordinates | 43°33′21″N 124°08′30″W / 43.55583°N 124.14167°W |
| Type | Natural, eutrophic |
| Primary inflows | North Tenmile Lake; Shutter, Adams, Johnson, Benson creeks |
| Primary outflows | Tenmile Creek |
| Catchment area | 70 square miles (180 km2) |
| Basin countries | United States |
| Surface area | 1,627 acres (658 ha) |
| Average depth | 10 feet (3.0 m) |
| Max. depth | 22 feet (6.7 m) |
| Water volume | 16,200 acre-feet (20,000,000 m3) |
| Residence time | 1 month |
| Shore length1 | 23 miles (37 km) |
| Surface elevation | 13 feet (4.0 m) |
| Settlements | Reedsport, Lakeside |
| References | [1][2][3] |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
Tenmile Lake is the largest and southernmost of a chain of lakes along the Oregon Coast south of the Umpqua River in the United States.[clarification needed] The chain includes North Tenmile, Eel, Clear, and smaller lakes, which drain into the Pacific Ocean via Tenmile Creek. The lake is 8 miles (13 km) south of Reedsport and 0.5 miles (0.80 km) east of U.S. Route 101 near the community of Lakeside.[1]
Tenmile Lake is named after the creek, which is about 10 miles (16 km) south of Winchester Bay. This community, at the mouth of the Umpqua River, was the earliest pioneer village along this part of the coast. Although the lake's official name is Tenmile Lake, it was formerly called Johnson Lake and South Tenmile Lake.[4]
- ^ a b 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. 130–31. ISBN 0-87071-343-4.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Atlas of Oregon Lakes: Tenmile Lake (Coos County)". Portland State University. 1985–2012. Retrieved December 29, 2012.
- ^ "Tenmile Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. November 28, 1980. Retrieved December 29, 2012.
- ^ McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L. (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 943. ISBN 978-0875952772.