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Santiam Lake
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The lake as seen from Three Fingered Jack
Location of Santiam Lake in Oregon, USA.
Location of Santiam Lake in Oregon, USA.
Santiam Lake
Location in Oregon
Location of Santiam Lake in Oregon, USA.
Location of Santiam Lake in Oregon, USA.
Santiam Lake
Location in the United States
Location Oregon Cascades NW of Santiam Pass, Linn County, Oregon, United States
Coordinates 44°28′41″N 121°53′06″W / 44.47792°N 121.88496°W / 44.47792; -121.88496
Type Paternoster lake
Primary outflows North Santiam River
Basin countries United States
Max. length 1,000 ft (300 m)
Max. width 1,000 ft (300 m)
Surface elevation 5,124 ft (1,562 m)
Frozen winter and spring
Islands none
Settlements none
Santiam Lake and Three Fingered Jack (Panoramic)
The view of Three Fingered Jack from Santiam Lake, as seen in early Autumn.

Santiam Lake is a lake in the U.S. state of Oregon, west of Three Fingered Jack in the Cascade Range. It is headwaters for the North Santiam River and drains a portion of the southwestern Mount Jefferson Wilderness.

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