Odell Lake (Oregon)
Odell Lake is located near Willamette Pass in the northwest corner of Klamath County, Oregon, United States. It is one of several lakes in the Cascade Range in Central Oregon, and lies within the Deschutes National Forest. It was named for Oregon Surveyor General William Holman Odell by Byron J. Pengra, in July 1865, while they were making a preliminary survey for the Oregon Central Military Road, which would later become Oregon Route 58.[3] The lake fills a basin carved by a glacier, and the resulting terminal moraine confines the water along the lake's southeast shore.[3]
| Odell Lake | |
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The lake at sunrise | |
Odell Lake Odell Lake | |
| Location | Klamath County, Oregon |
| Coordinates | 43°34′22″N 121°59′54″W / 43.57278°N 121.99833°W[1] |
| Type | natural lake without dam |
| Primary inflows | Trapper Creek |
| Primary outflows | Odell Creek |
| Catchment area | 37 sq mi (96 km2)[2] |
| Basin countries | United States |
| Max. length | 6 mi (9.7 km) |
| Max. width | 1.5 mi (2.4 km) |
| Surface area | 3,582 acres (1,450 ha)[2] |
| Average depth | 132 ft (40 m)[2] |
| Max. depth | 282 ft (86 m)[2] |
| Water volume | 473,900 acre⋅ft (0.5845 km3) |
| Residence time | 8 years[2] |
| Shore length1 | 13.3 mi (21.4 km)[2] |
| Surface elevation | 4,787 ft (1,459 m)[2] |
| References | [2] |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
Community Edit
The populated place of Odell Lake, Oregon, is on the lake's southeast end at 43°32′56″N 121°57′53″W / 43.549013°N 121.964752°W and was once a station on the Southern Pacific Railroad's Cascade Line between Crescent Lake station and Cascade Summit.[3][4][5] The place was also known as Odell Lake Resort, and today is the site of Odell Lake Lodge.[4] The historic lodge building was constructed in 1903.[6] In the 1930s on the west end of the lake another resort, Shelter Cove Resort which includes cabins, camping sites, RV parking, and docks for boating.[7][8]
Climate Edit
| Climate data for Odell Lake, Oregon (4800ft or 1463m), 1991–2020 normals | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °F (°C) | 35.2 (1.8) | 37.6 (3.1) | 41.8 (5.4) | 46.3 (7.9) | 55.5 (13.1) | 62.8 (17.1) | 73.0 (22.8) | 74.2 (23.4) | 67.9 (19.9) | 55.0 (12.8) | 40.9 (4.9) | 34.1 (1.2) | 52.0 (11.1) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 27.8 (−2.3) | 29.1 (−1.6) | 32.7 (0.4) | 37.0 (2.8) | 44.7 (7.1) | 50.6 (10.3) | 58.6 (14.8) | 58.2 (14.6) | 52.0 (11.1) | 42.7 (5.9) | 33.2 (0.7) | 26.9 (−2.8) | 41.1 (5.1) |
| Average low °F (°C) | 20.4 (−6.4) | 20.6 (−6.3) | 23.6 (−4.7) | 27.6 (−2.4) | 34.0 (1.1) | 38.3 (3.5) | 44.2 (6.8) | 42.3 (5.7) | 36.1 (2.3) | 30.4 (−0.9) | 25.5 (−3.6) | 19.7 (−6.8) | 30.2 (−1.0) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 5.73 (146) | 4.70 (119) | 3.34 (85) | 1.91 (49) | 1.84 (47) | 1.02 (26) | 0.52 (13) | 0.45 (11) | 0.96 (24) | 2.62 (67) | 4.69 (119) | 6.05 (154) | 33.83 (860) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 48.80 (124.0) | 28.60 (72.6) | 22.00 (55.9) | 6.50 (16.5) | 1.00 (2.5) | 0.10 (0.25) | 0.00 (0.00) | 0.00 (0.00) | 0.00 (0.00) | 0.40 (1.0) | 22.70 (57.7) | 60.40 (153.4) | 190.5 (483.85) |
| Source: NOAA[9] | |||||||||||||
Recreation Edit
Odell Lake offers recreational opportunities similar to nearby Crescent Lake, which is 4 miles (6.4 km) to the south. There are several developed campgrounds around Odell Lake, as well as boat ramps that allow for sailing, wind surfing, water skiing and fishing. The last two state record lake trout (mackinaw) were caught in Odell Lake; the most recent being a 40 lb 8 oz (18.4 kg) lake trout caught in 1984.[10][11] Fish species found in the lake include:
- Rainbow trout
- Kokanee salmon
- Mountain whitefish
- Lake trout (mackinaw) - non-native introduced species
- Bull trout - listed as a threatened species[11]
See also Edit
References Edit
- ^ "Odell Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved Jan 17, 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Johnson, Daniel M. (1985). Atlas of Oregon Lakes. Corvallis, Oregon: Oregon State University Press. ISBN 0-87071-342-6.
- ^ a b c McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L. (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 718. ISBN 978-0875952772.
- ^ a b "Odell Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. November 28, 1980. Retrieved 2011-01-17.
- ^ McArthur, Lewis L.; Cynthia B. Gardiner (1996). The Railroad Stations of Oregon. Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 71. ISBN 0-295-98332-9.
- ^ "About Odell Lake Lodge & Resort". Odell Lake Lodge & Resort. Retrieved 2011-01-17.
- ^ Oregonian/OregonLive, Terry Richard | The (2014-02-19). "Shelter Cove Resort cherishes memory of wolf hybrid, Loner (photos)". oregonlive. Retrieved 2022-06-03.
- ^ "Home". Shelter Cove. Retrieved 2022-06-03.
- ^ "Odell Lake, Oregon 1991-2020 Monthly Normals". Retrieved August 14, 2023.
- ^ Oregon Cold Water Game Fish Records
- ^ a b "Deschutes & Ochoco National Forests - Recreational Activities - Fishing - Lakes and Reservoirs - Odell Lake." Deschutes & Ochoco National Forests 1 June 2008. Retrieved 1 June 2008
External links Edit
- US Forest Service site for Deschutes National Forest
- Historic image of Odell Lake Lodge from the University of Oregon digital archives
- Odell Lake Lodge Website