Agency Lake is a natural lake located west of
Chiloquin
Chiloquin ( ) ( Klamath: mbosaksawaas, "flint place" ) is a city in Klamath County, Oregon, United States. Chiloquin was the pioneer version of a Klamath family name ''Chaloquin'', which was the name of a Klamath chief who was alive at the time ...
in
Klamath County,
Oregon
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. It is actually the northern
arm
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of
Upper Klamath Lake
Upper Klamath Lake (sometimes called Klamath Lake) ( Klamath: ?ews, "lake" ) is a large, shallow freshwater lake east of the Cascade Range in south-central Oregon in the United States. The largest body of fresh water by surface area in Oregon, it ...
, connected by a narrow
channel
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Its primary
inflow
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is the
Wood River Wood River may refer to:
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, while its
outflow
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is Upper Klamath Lake (indirectly the
Link River
The Link River is a short river connecting Upper Klamath Lake to Lake Ewauna in the city of Klamath Falls in the U.S. state of Oregon.McArthur, p. 580 Draining a basin of , the river begins at the southern end of Klamath Lake and flows a short ...
, Upper Klamath Lake's outflow). The lake has a surface area of approximately .
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The lake is very shallow, and experiences high winds.
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odoc Point Roadruns along the east side.
Agency Lake Resort is located on the east side of the lake.
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Wetland restoration
The
Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has been working to restore of
wetland
A wetland is a distinct ecosystem that is flooded or saturated by water, either permanently (for years or decades) or seasonally (for weeks or months). Flooding results in oxygen-free (anoxic) processes prevailing, especially in the soils. The p ...
near the mouth of the Wood River since 1997. The wetlands were damaged in the 1960s and 70s when water was diverted for
farmland
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. The BLM also plans to add
walking trails
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and
picnic areas.
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Flora and fauna
The most common type of fish in the lake are
trout
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, especially
Great Basin redband trout
The Great Basin redband trout (''Oncorhynchus mykiss newberrii'') is one of three redband trout subspecies of the rainbow trout in the western United States.
The Great Basin redband trout is native to drainages in south central Oregon east of t ...
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Over 50 species of
bird
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s live on or near the lake.
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Recreation
Fishing is a popular activity on the lake.
Six
boat ramp
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s are located on the lake.
The Agency Lake Resort, located on the lake's eastern shore, features a
campground with 40 campsites,
marina, boat ramp, and
convenience store.
Agency Lake can be accessed by boat or canoe from the marshes route off
Malone Springs.
See also
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List of lakes in Oregon
This is a list of the lakes and reservoirs of Oregon.
Gallery
File:AbertRim-right.jpg, Lake Abert and the Abert Rim
File:Applegate Lake Oregon.jpg, Applegate Lake in Jackson County
File:Lake Billy Chinook, Deschutes National Forest, Oregon (ph ...
References
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Lakes of Oregon
Lakes of Klamath County, Oregon
Bureau of Land Management areas in Oregon
Fremont–Winema National Forest
Protected areas of Klamath County, Oregon