Paulina Lake

Paulina Lake is one of the twin crater lakes in Newberry Crater, central Oregon, United States (the other being East Lake). It is located 6,331 feet (1,930 m) above sea level in the Newberry National Volcanic Monument near La Pine. The lake's primary inflow is seepage from East Lake, snow melt, and hot springs, and its outflow is Paulina Creek, a tributary of the Little Deschutes River. It has an area of 1,531 acres (619.6 ha), a volume of 249,850 acre-feet (308,185 dam3), a maximum depth of 250 feet (76.2 m), a shore length of about 6.7 miles (11 km), and a residence time of about 46 years. The lake is classified as mesotrophic, with a transparency of approximately 13.1 feet (3.99 m). It is about 40 feet (12 m) lower and one mile west of its twin, East Lake. Paulina Lake sits within the Newberry Crater, formed from over 500,000 years of volcanic activity. The lake bears the name of Paulina, a Northern Paiute leader.

- Location: Newberry National Volcanic Monument, Deschutes County, Oregon, United States

- Coordinates: {{cite web

- Shore length: 6.7 mi|km|sigfig=2|abbr=on}}

- Surface elevation: 6331 ft|m|sigfig=4|abbr=on}}

- Max depth: 250 ft|m|sigfig=3|abbr=on}}

- Inflow: Seepage

Lake facts (Wikipedia):

- Type: Crater lake

- Surface area: 1531 acre|ha|sigfig=4|abbr=on}}

- Outflow: Paulina Creek

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paulina_Lake (Wikipedia / Wikimedia, CC BY-SA). Verify access, seasons, and regulations with the land manager before visiting.

List note: one of two crater lakes in Newberry Caldera Map / bathymetry image: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/%7C_caption_bathymetry_____%3D?width=1600