Breitenbush Lake

Breitenbush Lake is a 65-acre (26 ha) water body on a high plateau north of Mount Jefferson in the Cascade Range in the U.S. state of Oregon. The lake, fed by seepage and small creeks, is part of the North Fork Breitenbush River watershed.^[3] It is in Marion County near its border with Jefferson County and lies within the Mount Hood National Forest and the Warm Springs Indian Reservation at an elevation of about 5,500 feet (1,700 m).^[4]

Breitenbush Lake
Looking south from Breitenbush Lake
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Location	Near Mount Jefferson in the Cascade Range, Oregon
Coordinates	44°46′06″N 121°46′44″W
Type	Natural, oligotrophic
Primary inflows	Seepage and small unnamed streams
Primary outflows	Unnamed channel shared with a pond draining to the North Fork Breitenbush River
Catchment area	1.4 square miles (3.6 km2)
Basin countries	United States
Average depth	6 feet (1.8 m)
Max. depth	25 feet (7.6 m)
Water volume	400 acre-feet (490,000 m3)
Shore length1	1.6 miles (2.6 km)
Surface elevation	5,505 feet (1,678 m)
References	[1][2][3]
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Forest Road 4220 runs by the lake. Breitenbush Lake Campground, maintained by the United States Forest Service, has 20 sites and a vault toilet but no garbage service. Canoes are allowed on the lake but not motorboats.^[5] The lake, which supports rainbow and brook trout generally ranging in length from 6 to 12 inches (15 to 30 cm), is stocked periodically.^[6]

Forest Road 4220 has been described as rough at best,^[6] and heavy snow keeps it closed to most traffic from mid-October through the end of June, usually.^[7] When the road is snow-covered, visitors can still use it to reach the lake on snowshoes, cross-country skis, or snowmobiles.^[7]

See also

• List of lakes in Oregon

References

1. Johnson, Daniel M.; Petersen, Richard R.; Lycan, D. Richard; Sweet, James W.; Neuhaus, Mark E.; Schaedel, Andrew L. (1985). Atlas of Oregon Lakes. Corvallis: Oregon State University Press. p. 159. ISBN 0-87071-343-4.
2. "Breitenbush Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. November 28, 1980. Retrieved December 15, 2012.
3. "Atlas of Oregon Lakes: Breitenbush Lake (Marion County)". Portland State University. 1985–2012. Retrieved December 15, 2012.
4. United States Geological Survey. "United States Geological Survey Topographic Map". TopoQuest. Retrieved December 16, 2012.
5. "Breitenbush Lake". U.S. Forest Service. Retrieved December 16, 2012.
6. Sheehan, Madelynne Diness (2005). Fishing in Oregon: The Complete Oregon Fishing Guide (10th ed.). Scappoose, Oregon: Flying Pencil Publications. p. 117. ISBN 0-916473-15-5.
7. Sullivan, William L (2009). Atlas of Oregon Wilderness. Eugene, Oregon: Navillus Press. pp. 67–69. ISBN 0981570127.