Lake Ewauna facts for kids
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A gull flying over Ewauna Lake
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 Lake Ewauna
Location in Oregon
Lake Ewauna
Location in the United States
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| Location | Klamath Falls, Oregon, United States |
| Coordinates | 42°12′48″N 121°46′43″W / 42.21333°N 121.77861°W |
| Primary inflows | Link River |
| Basin countries | United States |
Lake Ewauna is a special kind of lake called a reservoir. It is located in Klamath Falls, Oregon, in the United States. This lake is where the Klamath River officially begins.
Water flows into Lake Ewauna from the Link River. The Link River connects Lake Ewauna to a much larger lake, Upper Klamath Lake. The water level in Lake Ewauna stays the same all year. This is because a structure called Keno Dam controls how much water is released. Keno Dam is about 18 mi (29 km) south of where the Link River enters the lake. Both the dam and the lake are important parts of the Klamath River Hydroelectric Project.
Lake Ewauna is a great place for crew rowing. Crew rowing is a sport where teams race in long, narrow boats. The Ewauna Rowing Club has used the lake for practice and competitions since 1970.
Lake Ewauna and the Timber Industry
For many years in the 20th century, Lake Ewauna was very important for the timber industry. Several large lumber mills were built along its shores. The lake was used as a "log pond." This means that cut logs were floated and stored on the lake's surface. This made it easy for the mills to get the wood they needed.
The last floating logs were removed from the lake in the 1990s. This happened when the last lumber mill on the lake, Modoc Lumber Company, closed down. The land where the Modoc mill used to be is now being developed into a new area called Timbermill Shores.
Even though the mills are gone, many logs still remain at the bottom of the lake. These are leftovers from nearly a century of using the lake as a log pond. Sometimes, a few of these old logs float to the surface in the spring. This can be a bit dangerous for boats on the lake.
