Marion Lake (Oregon)
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It is the largest lake in an Oregon wilderness area and the largest lake not accessible by automobile. With the exception of large Waldo Lake, it is the largest natural lake in the Willamette National Forest on the west slope of the Central Cascade Range.[3]
Marion Lake was named in 1874 by John Minto's Marion County road-viewing party in 1874. Marion County, in turn, had been named for General Francis Marion of Revolutionary War fame.[4][3]
It is the headwaters of Marion Creek, a tributary of the North Santiam River.
The rough-skinned newt (Taricha granulosa) is found at Marion Lake during the amphibian's breeding season.[5]
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