Island_Lake_(Oregon)

Island Lake (Oregon)

Island Lake (Oregon)

Lake in Oregon, United States

For other places with the same name, see Island Lake (disambiguation).

Island Lake is one of many small alpine lakes in the southern Cascade Range in the U.S. state of Oregon. Part of the Rogue River watershed, it is 29 miles (47 km) northwest of Klamath Falls at an elevation of about 6,000 feet (1,800 m) above sea level. It is one of the largest of the more than 200 bodies of water in the Sky Lakes Wilderness, which straddles the crest of the Cascades.[2]

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Named for the small island in its center,[2] Island Lake is in Klamath County and the Rogue River – Siskiyou National Forest. Red Lake Trail runs along the eastern shore of the lake and meets the Pacific Crest Trail a fraction of a mile to the southeast.[4]

Island Lake supports a population of brook trout ranging in size to a maximum of 18 inches (46 cm). The lake is restocked periodically and supports natural reproduction.[5]

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References

  1. [1]
    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. p. 213. ISBN 0-87071-343-4.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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    "Atlas of Oregon Lakes: Island Lake (Klamath County)". Portland State University. 1985–2012. Retrieved December 20, 2012.
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    "Island Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. November 28, 1980. Retrieved December 21, 2012.
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    Oregon Atlas & Gazetteer (7th ed.). Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. 2008. p. 62. ISBN 978-0-89933-347-2.
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    Sheehan, Madelynne Diness (April 2005). Fishing in Oregon: The Complete Oregon Fishing Guide (10th ed.). Scappoose, Oregon: Flying Pencil Publications. p. 273. ISBN 0-916473-15-5.
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