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Woahink Lake (hō' hingk) extends further below sea level than any other lake dammed by sand dunes along the coast of the U.S. state of Oregon. [1] [4] The lake fills a depression in the Siltcoos River watershed about 3 miles (5 km) from the Pacific Ocean south of Florence along U.S. Route 101. The lowest point of the lake, which is up to 74 ...
Lake Woahink Seaplane Base (FAA LID: 1O0) is a public seaplane base located at Woahink Lake, 4 miles (6.4 km) south of the city of Florence in Lane County, in the U.S. state of Oregon. External links [ edit ]
Originally named Camp Woahink, the park was built by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), and was later renamed in honor Jessie M. Honeyman (1852–1948) of Portland. As president of the Oregon Roadside Council, Honeyman worked with Samuel Boardman, Oregon's first Superintendent of State Parks in the 1920s and 1930s, to preserve Oregon ...
Upper Klamath Lake: Oregon's largest lake by surface area, located near the California border, fed by the Williamson River (Oregon), and drained by the Link River into Lake Ewauna: North and South Twin Lakes: two small lakes near the Cascade Lakes Scenic Byway Lake Umatilla: impoundment of the Columbia River formed by the John Day Dam: Wahtum Lake
Siltcoos Lake (silt’-koos), [3] at 3,164 acres (1,280 ha), is the largest lake on the Oregon Coast of the United States. [1] Fed by runoff from a basin of about 68 square miles (180 km 2 ) in Douglas and Lane counties, it is about 7 miles (11 km) south of Florence and 0.5 miles (1 km) east of U.S. Route 101 . [ 1 ]
North Beach is an unincorporated community in Lane County, Oregon, United States. It lies on a strip of land between Siltcoos Lake on the south and Woahink Lake to the north. [ 2 ]
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Although the lake is saltier than most other coastal lakes in Oregon, it is also more transparent. [2] About 2 miles (3 km) of the lakeshore borders Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area, and about 1 mile (1.6 km) borders Honeyman State Park. The rest borders private property, including vacation homes and girl scout Camp Cleawox. [2]