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43: 26: 76: 83: 50: 375: 628: 366:. The lake formed after melting glaciers caused a rise in sea level that drowned the lower reaches of the stream. Sediments from the sluggish stream formed sand dunes, behind which the lake was dammed. The dunes, estimated to be advancing northward at 15 to 20 feet (4.6 to 6.1 m) a year, are encroaching on the lake. 401:
About 2 miles (3 km) of the lakeshore borders Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area, and about 1 mile (1.6 km) borders Honeyman State Park. The rest borders private property, including vacation homes and girl scout
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Covering only 1.6 square miles (4.1 km), Cleawox Lake's drainage basin is separate from the nearby Woahink
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Cleawox Lake is a submerged remnant of the headwaters of a small coastal stream that existed before the most recent
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and shrubs. Although the lake is saltier than most other coastal lakes in Oregon, it is also more
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Park visitors use the lake for swimming, canoeing, and fishing for warm-water species and
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watershed to the east and south. Water enters Cleawox from small surface streams and by
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(1985). 95:Cleawox Lake (the United States) 81: 74: 48: 41: 24: 284: 276: 266: 252: 244: 236: 226: 342:, which also partly fronts on 208:1.6 square miles (4.1 km) 1: 106: 98:Show map of the United States 654:Lakes of Lane County, Oregon 451:Sparks, John (14 May 2018). 322:coast of the U.S. state of 670: 307:not a well-defined measure 304: 35: 23: 570:Bright, William (2004). 432:List of lakes in Oregon 420:coastal cutthroat trout 281:5.2 miles (8.4 km) 379: 150:43.93111°N 124.11417°W 496:Atlas of Oregon Lakes 377: 233:87 acres (35 ha) 635:at Wikimedia Commons 598:Bannan, Jan (2002). 350:is derived from the 241:17 feet (5.2 m) 171:Natural, permanent, 155:43.93111; -124.11417 354:name for the lake. 289:75 feet (23 m) 269:Residence time 249:48 feet (15 m) 146: /  30:Cleawox Lake Oregon 600:Oregon State Parks 380: 263:(1,900,000 m) 65:Show map of Oregon 631:Media related to 313: 312: 286:Surface elevation 661: 630: 614: 613: 595: 586: 585: 567: 558: 557: 555: 553: 542: 536: 535: 533: 531: 516: 510: 509: 491: 468: 467: 465: 463: 448: 305:Shore length is 194: 193:Primary outflows 182: 161: 160: 158: 157: 156: 151: 147: 144: 143: 142: 139: 129: 99: 85: 84: 78: 66: 52: 51: 45: 28: 16: 669: 668: 664: 663: 662: 660: 659: 658: 649:Lakes of Oregon 639: 638: 623: 618: 617: 610: 597: 596: 589: 582: 569: 568: 561: 551: 549: 544: 543: 539: 529: 527: 518: 517: 513: 506: 493: 492: 471: 461: 459: 450: 449: 445: 440: 428: 412: 372: 360: 216: countries 181:Primary inflows 154: 152: 148: 145: 140: 137: 135: 133: 132: 103: 102: 101: 100: 97: 96: 93: 92: 91: 90: 86: 69: 68: 67: 64: 63: 60: 59: 58: 57: 53: 31: 12: 11: 5: 667: 665: 657: 656: 651: 641: 640: 637: 636: 622: 621:External links 619: 616: 615: 608: 587: 580: 559: 537: 520:"Cleawox Lake" 511: 504: 469: 442: 441: 439: 436: 435: 434: 427: 424: 411: 408: 371: 368: 359: 356: 332:U.S. Route 101 311: 310: 302: 301: 299: 295: 294: 291: 290: 287: 283: 282: 279: 275: 274: 271: 265: 264: 257: 251: 250: 247: 243: 242: 239: 235: 234: 231: 225: 224: 221: 220: 217: 210: 209: 206: 204:Catchment area 200: 199: 196: 188: 187: 184: 176: 175: 169: 163: 162: 130: 124: 123: 109: 105: 104: 94: 88: 87: 80: 79: 73: 72: 71: 70: 61: 55: 54: 47: 46: 40: 39: 38: 37: 36: 33: 32: 29: 21: 20: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 666: 655: 652: 650: 647: 646: 644: 634: 629: 625: 624: 620: 611: 609:0-89886-794-0 605: 601: 594: 592: 588: 583: 581:0-8061-3576-X 577: 573: 566: 564: 560: 547: 541: 538: 525: 521: 515: 512: 507: 505:0-87071-343-4 501: 497: 490: 488: 486: 484: 482: 480: 478: 476: 474: 470: 458: 457:Oregon Hikers 454: 447: 444: 437: 433: 430: 429: 425: 423: 421: 417: 409: 407: 405: 399: 397: 393: 389: 385: 376: 369: 367: 365: 357: 355: 353: 349: 345: 341: 337: 333: 329: 325: 321: 320:Pacific Ocean 317: 308: 303: 300: 296: 292: 288: 280: 272: 270: 262: 258: 256: 248: 240: 238:Average depth 232: 230: 222: 219:United States 218: 215: 211: 207: 205: 201: 197: 195: 189: 185: 183: 177: 174: 170: 168: 164: 159: 131: 125: 122: 118: 114: 113:Pacific Ocean 110: 77: 44: 34: 27: 22: 17: 633:Cleawox Lake 599: 571: 550:. 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Cleawox Lake, Jessie M. Honeyman Memorial State Park, Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area.
Cleawox Lake is located in Oregon
Cleawox Lake is located in Oregon
Pacific Ocean
Lane County
Oregon
43°55′52″N 124°06′51″W / 43.93111°N 124.11417°W / 43.93111; -124.11417
Lake type
oligotrophic
Primary inflows
Primary outflows
Catchment area
Basin
Surface area
Water volume
acre-feet
Residence time
not a well-defined measure
Pacific Ocean
Oregon
Florence
U.S. Route 101
Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area
Jessie M. Honeyman Memorial State Park
Woahink Lake
Siuslaw
ice age

Siltcoos
seepage

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