Island Lake is one of many small alpine lakes in the southern
Cascade Range
The Cascade Range or Cascades is a major mountain range of western North America, extending from southern British Columbia through Washington and Oregon to Northern California. It includes both non-volcanic mountains, such as the North Cascades, ...
in the U.S. state of
Oregon. Part of the
Rogue River watershed, it is northwest of
Klamath Falls at an elevation of about above sea level. It is one of the largest of the more than 200 bodies of water in the
Sky Lakes Wilderness
The Sky Lakes Wilderness is a wilderness area located in the Rogue River–Siskiyou National Forest, Rogue River–Siskiyou and Fremont–Winema National Forest, Fremont–Winema national forests in the southern Cascade Range of Oregon in the Unite ...
, which straddles the crest of the Cascades.
Named for the small island in its center,
Island Lake is in
Klamath County and the
Rogue River – Siskiyou National Forest. Red Lake Trail runs along the eastern shore of the lake and meets the
Pacific Crest Trail a fraction of a mile to the southeast.
Island Lake supports a population of
brook trout
The brook trout (''Salvelinus fontinalis'') is a species of freshwater fish in the char genus ''Salvelinus'' of the salmon family Salmonidae. It is native to Eastern North America in the United States and Canada, but has been introduced elsewhere ...
ranging in size to a maximum of . The lake is
restocked periodically and supports natural reproduction.
See also
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List of lakes in Oregon
References
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Lakes of Oregon
Lakes of Klamath County, Oregon
Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest