Odell Lake (Oregon)

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Template:Use mdy dates Script error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Infobox body of water tracking".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Odell Lake is located near Willamette Pass in the northwest corner of Klamath County, Oregon, United States. It is one of several lakes in the Cascade Range in Central Oregon, and lies within the Deschutes National Forest. It was named for Oregon Surveyor General William Holman Odell by Bynon J. Pengra, in July 1865, while they were making a preliminary survey for the Oregon Central Military Road, which would later become Oregon Route 58.[1] The lake fills a basin carved by a glacier, and the resulting terminal moraine confines the water along the lake's southeast shore.[1]

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Odell Lake in the Summer

Community

The populated place of Odell Lake, Oregon, is on the lake's southeast end at Script error: No such module "Coordinates". and was once a station on the Southern Pacific Railroad's Cascade Line between Crescent Lake station and Cascade Summit.[1][2][3] The place was also known as Odell Lake Resort, and today is the site of Odell Lake Lodge.[2] The historic lodge building was constructed in 1903.[4] In the 1930s on the west end of the lake another resort, Shelter Cove Resort which includes cabins, camping sites, RV parking, and docks for boating.[5][6]

Climate

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Recreation

Odell Lake offers recreational opportunities similar to nearby Crescent Lake, which is Script error: No such module "convert". to the south. There are several developed campgrounds around Odell Lake, as well as boat ramps that allow for sailing, wind surfing, water skiing and fishing. The last two state record lake trout (mackinaw) were caught in Odell Lake; the most recent being a Script error: No such module "convert". lake trout caught in 1984.[7][8] Fish species found in the lake include:

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A satellite image showing Odell Lake (top right) northeast of Diamond Peak

See also

References

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  8. a b "Deschutes & Ochoco National Forests - Recreational Activities - Fishing - Lakes and Reservoirs - Odell Lake." Deschutes & Ochoco National Forests 1 June 2008. Retrieved 1 June 2008

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