Fish Lake (Jackson County, Oregon)
Fish Lake | ||
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Fish Lake with Mount McLoughlin in the background | ||
Geographical location | Jackson County , Oregon , USA | |
Drain | North Fork Little Butte Creek | |
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Coordinates | 42 ° 22 '39 " N , 122 ° 22' 5" W | |
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Altitude above sea level | 1414 m | |
surface | 1.95 km² | |
volume | 9,666,000 m³ | |
Maximum depth | 9.4 m | |
Middle deep | 5.5 m |
The Fish Lake is a reservoir in Jackson County , Oregon , United States . It is located at an altitude of 1414 m about 55 km northeast of Medford . The formerly natural lake was enlarged by the construction of a 15 m high dam . The Fish Lake Dam dams the northern branch of Little Butte Creek .
geology
Fish Lake lies between two volcanoes : Mount McLoughlin in the north and Brown Mountain in the south. Two thousand years ago, andesite lava flows produced by Brown Mountain surrounded the lake on its southern shore.
history
Fish Lake was originally a natural lake. In 1898, the Fish Lake Water Company was established to facilitate irrigation of the Rogue Valley . The company proposed enlarging Fish Lake and nearby Fourmile Lake to allow more water to be stored. A temporary dam at Fish Lake was built between 1902 and 1908, and a dam was built at Fourmile Lake in 1906. The two lakes were connected by the Cascade Canal in 1915 , so that water from Fourmile Lake, which belongs to the catchment area of the Klamath River , could be channeled over the watershed in the Cascade Range to Fish Lake, thus filling up Little Butte Creek. The temporary dam was replaced by a permanent dam . This dam was modified again in 1922. In 1955 a new flood relief was built. A relief channel was added in 1996. Today the lake is three times as big as it was originally measured.
Hydrology
Fish Lake has an average depth of 5.5 meters and a maximum depth of 9.4 meters. Its surface covers an average of 1,950,000 m² with an average volume of 9,666,000 m³. The catchment area is 52 km². The dam is 15 m high and 293 m long.
fauna
Fish species in the lake include rainbow trout and brown trout . Ospreys are native to the area.
leisure
The Pacific Crest Trail runs along the east bank of the lake. There are three campsites around Fish Lake. Fishing, swimming, and boating are popular recreational activities at the lake that visitors prefer.
Individual evidence
- ^ Fish Lake ( English ) In: Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved December 25, 2009.
- ↑ Rogue River Basin Project ( English ) United States Bureau of Reclamation . Archived from the original on June 14, 2011. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved December 25, 2009.
- ↑ a b c Fish Lake Dam: Overview ( English ) United States Bureau of Reclamation . Archived from the original on June 14, 2011. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved December 25, 2009.
- ↑ Mary Lee: Day-hiking the PCT (English) . In: Mail Tribune , August 21, 2008. Archived from the original on June 10, 2011 Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Retrieved December 25, 2009.
- ↑ a b c d George Ostertag: Camping Oregon ( English ), 2nd edition, Globe Pequot, 2005, ISBN 9780762736430 , p. 238.
- ↑ a b c John Shewey: Complete Angler's Guide to Oregon ( English ). Wilderness Adventures Press, 2007, ISBN 9781932098310 , pp. 76-77.
- ^ The Rogue River Basin Project Talent Division ( English , PDF) United States Bureau of Land Management . Archived from the original on June 14, 2011. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved December 25, 2009.
- ↑ Fish Lake Dam: General ( English ) United States Bureau of Reclamation . Archived from the original on June 14, 2011. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved December 25, 2009.
- ↑ Fish Lake Dam: Hydraulics & Hydrology ( English ) United States Bureau of Reclamation . Archived from the original on June 14, 2011. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved December 28, 2009.
- ^ Rogue River Basin Project Water Data ( English ) United States Bureau of Reclamation . Archived from the original on August 13, 2007. Retrieved December 25, 2009.
- ↑ Patricia Semb: Day Hikes on the Pacific Crest Trail: Oregon-Washington ( English ). Wilderness Press , 2000, ISBN 9780899972763 , p. 36.
- ^ Tom Stienstra: Moon Oregon Camping: The Complete Guide to Tent and RV Camping ( English ), 2nd edition, Avalon Travel Publishing , 2006, ISBN 9781566916042 , p. 372.