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Doris Lake
Location of Doris Lake in Oregon, USA.
Location of Doris Lake in Oregon, USA.
Doris Lake
Location in Oregon
Location of Doris Lake in Oregon, USA.
Location of Doris Lake in Oregon, USA.
Doris Lake
Location in the United States
Location Deschutes County, Oregon
Coordinates 43°57′03″N 121°50′33″W / 43.95083°N 121.84250°W / 43.95083; -121.84250
Lake type Natural, ultraoligotrophic
Catchment area 1.1 square miles (2.8 km2)
Basin countries United States
Surface area 69 acres (28 ha)
Average depth 24 feet (7.3 m)
Max. depth 95 feet (29 m)
Water volume 1,600 acre-feet (2.0×10^6 m3)
Residence time 1.4 years
Shore length1 1.7 miles (2.7 km)
Surface elevation 5,308 feet (1,618 m)
Settlements Bend
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Doris Lake is a natural body of water in the Three Sisters Wilderness of the central Cascade Range in the U.S. state of Oregon. At 5,300 feet (1,600 m) above sea level, the lake is part of a volcanic landscape 27 miles (43 km) southwest of Bend and about 3 miles (5 km) by trail west of the Cascade Lakes Scenic Byway.

Doris Lake is west-southwest of Blow Lake and Elk Lake in the Deschutes National Forest. Other nearby lakes include Senoj and Leech. Doris Lake lies slightly east of the Lane County border and the Mink Lake Basin.

The lake is up to 95 feet (29 m) deep in a small basin carved by Pleistocene glaciers. No perennial streams enter or leave the lake, which is thought to gain and lose water through seepage.

Recreation

The Six Lakes Trail, which runs by Doris Lake, connects the scenic byway to the east with the Pacific Crest Trail to the west. The trail offers opportunities for day hikes, backpacking, and horse riding.

Brook trout, stocked annually in the lake, grow to 14 inches (36 cm) here. Fishing is said to be "fair". Much of the lake is difficult to fish without a raft or float tube brought in along the trail.

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