Alkali_Lake_(Oregon)

Alkali Lake (Oregon)

Alkali Lake (Oregon)

Seasonal, alkali in Lake County, Oregon

Alkali Lake is a geographic sink in Lake County, Oregon, United States. It is in the Alkali Subbasin of the Summer Lake Basin watershed in southeastern Oregon,[1] located 26 miles east of Christmas Valley, Oregon, northeast of Lake Abert,[2] to the immediate west of Abert Rim and Highway 395.

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Alkali Lake is thought to have reached a prehistoric maximum depth of 270.7 feet (82.5 meters) and covered about 1,448.4 square miles (3,751 square kilometers). Since then, its water level has varied, with a drying trend.[1] Notable features include dissolved alkaline salts averaging 10% of total brine weight in its seasonal waters[2] and a nearby chemical disaster, Alkali Lake Chemical Waste Dump.

Plants

Plants known to occur in the dunes immediately north of the lake include:[3]

Climate

According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Alkali Lake has a steppe climate, abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps.

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See also

References

  1. [1]
    US Fish & Wildlife Service website
  2. [2]
    McArthur, p. 10
  3. [3]
    "Alkali Lake: 6/24/2003".
  4. [4]
    "ALKALI LAKE, OR (350118)". Western Regional Climate Center. Retrieved November 22, 2015.

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