Woahink Lake

Dunes City · Near Pacific Ocean coast in Lane County County · lake · 784 acres

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About this park

Woahink Lake (hō' hingk) extends further below sea level than any other lake dammed by sand dunes along the coast of the U.S. state of Oregon. The lake fills a depression in the Siltcoos River watershed about 3 miles (5 km) from the Pacific Ocean south of Florence along U.S. Route 101. The lowest point of the lake, which is up to 74 feet (23 m) deep, is about 36 feet (11 m) below sea level. The lake drains south to Siltcoos Lake via Woahink Creek. The lake's name may derive from the Siuslaw language.

- Location: Near Pacific Ocean coast in Lane County, Oregon

- Type: Natural, permanent, oligotrophic

- Shore length: 14 mi|km}}

- Surface elevation: 43 ft|m}}

- Max depth: 74 ft|m}}

Setting

Landscape & setting

Lake facts (Wikipedia):

- Surface area: 820 acre|ha}}

- Inflow: |outflow = Woahink Creek

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Background

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List note: Deepest lake (relative to sea level) dammed by sand dunes along the Oregon coast; near Florence

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