Strawberry Lake (Oregon)

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Strawberry Lake
Strawberry Lake - View from the mountain
View from the mountain
Location Grant County, Oregon
Coordinates 44°18′25″N, 118°40′60″WCoordinates: 44°18′25″N, 118°40′60″W
Basin countries United States
Surface area 31 acres (13 ha)
Max. depth 40 ft (12 m)
Surface elevation 6,200 ft (1,900 m)

Strawberry Lake is a lake in Grant County, Oregon United States, located in the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness at 6200 feet in elevation. The lake is approximately 31 acres in size with a maximum depth of 40 feet. William R. Fisk homesteaded in the area in 1870 and named local features Strawberry Butte (now Strawberry Mountain) and Strawberry Creek for the abundance of wild strawberries in the area, and the name spread to encompass Strawberry Valley and Strawberry Lake.[1]

Strawberry Lake view from the lake's level
Strawberry Lake view from the lake's level


[edit] References

  1. ^ McArthur, Lewis A.; Lewis L. McArthur [1928] (2003). Oregon Geographic Names, Seventh Edition, Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press, 917. ISBN 0-87595-277-1. 

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