Santiam Lake
Idanha · Linn County County · USDA Forest Service
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Santiam Lake is a lake in the U.S. state of Oregon, west of Three Fingered Jack in the Cascade Range. It is headwaters for the North Santiam River and drains a portion of the southwestern Mount Jefferson Wilderness. The lake is stocked bi-annually with Brook and Rainbow trout. It can be accessed from various trails in the Jefferson Wilderness, including Santiam Lake Trail #3491. It is located about 6.5 miles northwest of Santiam Junction, Oregon.
- Location: Oregon Cascades NW of Santiam Pass, Linn County, Oregon, United States
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Setting
Landscape & setting
Lake facts (Wikipedia):
- Type: Paternoster lake
- Inflow: | outflow = North Santiam River
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Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santiam_Lake (Wikipedia / Wikimedia, CC BY-SA). Verify access, seasons, and regulations with the land manager before visiting.
Background
History & notes
List note: headwaters of the North Santiam River in southwestern Mount Jefferson Wilderness Map / bathymetry image: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/%7C_caption_bathymetry_____%3D?width=1600
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