Timothy Lake is a lake about 50 miles (80.5 km) southeast of Portland

Portland, Oregon

Portland is a city located in the Pacific Northwest, near the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2010 Census, it had a population of 583,776, making it the 29th most populous city in the United States...

, Oregon

Oregon

Oregon is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is located on the Pacific coast, with Washington to the north, California to the south, Nevada on the southeast and Idaho to the east. The Columbia and Snake rivers delineate much of Oregon's northern and eastern...

, United States

United States

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. It is in close proximity to Clear Lake

Clear Lake (Wasco County, Oregon)

Clear Lake is a mountain lake southeast of Portland, Oregon, United States in Mount Hood National Forest. It can be seen from flights in the region as a bird-shaped body of water....

 and an impoundment of the Oak Grove Fork Clackamas River

Oak Grove Fork Clackamas River

Oak Grove Fork Clackamas River is a tributary of the Clackamas River in the U.S. state of Oregon. From its headwaters in the Warm Springs Indian Reservation near Abbot Pass in the Cascade Range, the river flows generally west through Mount Hood National Forest in Clackamas County to the...

. The compacted-earth dam was built on Timothy Meadows in 1956 to regulate flow to Lake Harriet

Lake Harriet (Clackamas County, Oregon)

Lake Harriet is a reservoir in Clackamas County of the U.S. state of Oregon.It is an impoundment of the Oak Grove Fork Clackamas River, located southeast of Portland and southwest of Government Camp....

and the power plant was completed there in 1924. In the summer, the lake is a very popular destination for camping, boating, hiking, horseback riding, and mountain biking.

External links

• Timothy Lake south of Mount Hood beckons hikers who like loops - The Oregonian