Triangle Lake, Oregon
Encyclopedia
Triangle Lake is an unincorporated community
in Lane County, Oregon
, United States
. It is located about 25 miles (40.2 km) west of Junction City
on Oregon Route 36, on the southwest side of the lake of same name. Triangle Lake is closely linked to the unincorporated community of Blachly
, on the northeast side of the lake, and the two communities share a school district. Triangle Lake is served by the Blachly post office.
was completed in 1941, the lake was the most popular local spot for water sports. Triangle Lake county park continues to feature facilities for boating, swimming, and fishing (including largemouth bass
, bluegill
, yellow perch
, brown bullhead
, kokanee
, cutthroat trout
, and pumpkinseed
). The lake is also popular for its rock slides.
Unincorporated area
In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...
in Lane County, Oregon
Lane County, Oregon
-National protected areas:*Oregon Islands National Wildlife Refuge *Siuslaw National Forest *Umpqua National Forest *Willamette National Forest -Government:...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. It is located about 25 miles (40.2 km) west of Junction City
Junction City, Oregon
Junction City is a city in Lane County, Oregon, United States. The population was 5,392 at the 2010 census.- History :In the 1870s, Junction City was named by railroad magnate Ben Holladay, who decided this would be where the rail line on the east side of the Willamette Valley would meet the rail...
on Oregon Route 36, on the southwest side of the lake of same name. Triangle Lake is closely linked to the unincorporated community of Blachly
Blachly, Oregon
Blachly is an unincorporated community in Lane County, Oregon, United States on Oregon Route 36 in the Coast Range. Blachly is three miles from Triangle Lake.-History:...
, on the northeast side of the lake, and the two communities share a school district. Triangle Lake is served by the Blachly post office.
The lake
The 293 acres (1.2 km²) lake has had various names over the years, including Loon Lake, Lake of the Woods, and Echo Lake, but the name Triangle Lake (after the lake's shape) became the official name in the early 1900s. Before Fern Ridge ReservoirFern Ridge Reservoir
Fern Ridge Reservoir is a reservoir on the Long Tom River in the U.S. state of Oregon. The reservoir is located approximately west of Eugene on Oregon Route 126. The reservoir is a U.S...
was completed in 1941, the lake was the most popular local spot for water sports. Triangle Lake county park continues to feature facilities for boating, swimming, and fishing (including largemouth bass
Largemouth bass
The largemouth bass is a species of black bass in the sunfish family native to North America . It is also known as widemouth bass, bigmouth, black bass, bucketmouth, Potter's fish, Florida bass, Florida largemouth, green bass, green trout, linesides, Oswego bass, southern largemouth...
, bluegill
Bluegill
The Bluegill is a species of freshwater fish sometimes referred to as bream, brim, or copper nose. It is a member of the sunfish family Centrarchidae of the order Perciformes.-Range and distribution:...
, yellow perch
Yellow perch
The yellow perch is a species of perch found in the United States and Canada, where it is often referred to by the shortform perch. Yellow perch look similar to the European perch, but are paler and more yellowish, with less red in the fins. They have six to eight dark, vertical bars on their sides...
, brown bullhead
Brown bullhead
The brown bullhead, Ameiurus nebulosus, is a fish of the Ictaluridae family that is widely distributed in North America. It is a species of bullhead catfish and is similar to the black bullhead and yellow bullhead...
, kokanee
Sockeye salmon
Sockeye salmon , also called red salmon or blueback salmon in the USA, is an anadromous species of salmon found in the Northern Pacific Ocean and rivers discharging into it...
, cutthroat trout
Cutthroat trout
The cutthroat trout is a species of freshwater fish in the salmon family of order Salmoniformes. It is one of the many fish species colloquially known as trout...
, and pumpkinseed
Pumpkinseed
The pumpkinseed sunfish is a freshwater fish of the sunfish family of order Perciformes. It is also referred to as "pond perch", "common sunfish", "punkys", and "sunny".-Range and distribution:...
). The lake is also popular for its rock slides.
External links
- Historic images of round barn near Triangle Lake from Salem Public Library