Mink Lake is the second-largest wilderness lake in the US state of Oregon.[n 1] Mink Lake lies at about 5,000 feet (1,500 m) above sea level on a Cascade Range lava plateau in the Three Sisters Wilderness in eastern Lane County. One of many lakes in the Mink Lake Basin, it covers 139 acres (56 ha).[2]
Hiking trails enter the Mink Lake Basin, at the headwaters of the South Fork McKenzie River, from many directions.[4] The Pacific Crest Trail runs roughly north–south about 1 mile (1.6 km) east of the lake.[5] Natural campsites abound in the area, but in warm weather mosquitoes can be a problem.[4]
So few chemicals and nutrients enter this lake that it is classified as ultraoligotrophic, and it is thought to be among the most pristine lakes in Oregon.[2] Fishing is possible here mainly because of stocking.[2]Rainbow and cutthroat trout range in size from 6 to 12 inches (15 to 30 cm).[4]
^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. 236. ISBN0-87071-343-4.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^ abcde"Atlas of Oregon Lakes: Mink Lake (Lane County)". Portland State University. 1985–2012. Retrieved December 22, 2012.
^"Mink Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. November 28, 1980. Retrieved December 22, 2012.
^ abcSheehan, Madelynne Diness (April 2005). Fishing in Oregon: The Complete Oregon Fishing Guide (10th ed.). Scappoose, Oregon: Flying Pencil Publications. p. 156. ISBN0-916473-15-5.
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