Clear Lake is a natural body of water impounded by sand dunes along the
Oregon Coast
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of the
Pacific Ocean
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in the United States. The lake is the municipal water supply for the city of
Reedsport, which lies about northeast of the lake. Clear Lake is closed to public access to protect the purity of the water.
U.S. Route 101
U.S. Route 101, or U.S. Highway 101 (US 101), is a major north–south highway that traverses the states of California, Oregon, and Washington on the West Coast of the United States. It is part of the United States Numbered Highway Syst ...
runs north–south along the west side of the lake.
The community of
Winchester Bay is north of the lake;
Umpqua Lighthouse State Park and the
mouth
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of the
Umpqua River
The Umpqua River ( ) on the Pacific coast of Oregon in the United States is approximately long. One of the principal rivers of the Oregon Coast and known for bass and shad, the river drains an expansive network of valleys in the mountains west ...
are to the northwest, and
Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area runs along the coast to the west.
The outflow from Clear Lake is south to Edna Lake, Clear Creek, and
Eel Lake.
Clear Lake, at above sea level, is the highest of several lakes formed by dunes encroaching on Clear Creek's ancestral valley.
Water from this string of lakes, including Eel Lake and
Tenmile Lake, flows generally south into
Tenmile Creek in
Coos County, which flows west into the Pacific near the community of
Lakeside.
See also
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List of lakes in Oregon
This is a list of the lakes and reservoirs of Oregon. Swimming, fishing, and/or boating are permitted in some of these lakes, but not all.
Gallery
File:AbertRim-right.jpg, Lake Abert and the Abert Rim
File:Applegate Lake Oregon.jpg, Applegate ...
References
External links
Annual Water-Quality Reports for Reedsport
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Lakes of Oregon
Lakes of Douglas County, Oregon