Tahkenitch Lake
| Tahkenitch Lake | |
|---|---|
Tahkenitch Lake from near a boat launch along U.S. Route 101 | |
| Location | Near Pacific Ocean coast in Douglas County, Oregon |
| Coordinates | 43°48′26″N 124°09′01″W / 43.80722°N 124.15028°W |
| Type | Natural, permanent, mesotrophic |
| Primary inflows | Fivemile and Leitel creeks |
| Primary outflows | Tahkenitch Creek |
| Catchment area | 34 square miles (88 km2) |
| Basin countries | United States |
| Surface area | 2,118 acres (857 ha) |
| Average depth | 11 feet (3.4 m) |
| Max. depth | 23 feet (7.0 m) |
| Water volume | 18,200 acre-feet (22,400,000 m3) |
| Residence time | 2 months |
| Shore length1 | 29 miles (47 km) |
| Surface elevation | 20 feet (6 m) |
| Islands | Weed, Jewitt |
| References | |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
Tahkenitch Lake (tak' ə nich), at 2,118 acres (857 ha), is one of the larger lakes along the coast of the U.S. state of Oregon. Fed by runoff from a basin of about 34 square miles (88 km2), it lies east of U.S. Route 101 in Douglas County between Florence and Reedsport. Its name comes from a Lower Umpqua (Siuslaw) placename meaning "having arms running out like a crab".