Aspen Lake

{{Short description|Lake in Oregon, United States}}

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Aspen Lake is a swampy lake in the Southern Cascade Range, just west of Klamath Falls, Oregon, United States. It is about {{convert|5.5|by|3|mi|km}} ({{convert|2500|acre|km2}}) in area and located at {{Convert|4314|ft|m|0|abbr=on}} in altitude off Aspen Rd, {{Convert|56.8|mi|km|0|abbr=on}} from the junction of Oregon Route 140 with Oregon Route 62 at White City, Oregon.{{cite web|url=http://www.milebymile.com/main/United_States/Oregon/State_140/United_States_Oregon_road_map_travel_guides.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110526131557/http://www.milebymile.com/main/United_States/Oregon/State_140/United_States_Oregon_road_map_travel_guides.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=26 May 2011 |title=Oregon Road Map Travel Guide: Oregon State #140 |publisher=MileByMile.com |access-date=1 November 2010 }}

Trout is the primary species for fishing in Aspen Lake.{{cite web |url= http://www.aa-fishing.com/or/oregon-fishing.html|title= Oregon fishing for trout, bass, crappie and salmon plus equipment, boats, gear and vacation trip ideas for fishing in OR|publisher= AllAboutFising.com|access-date=1 November 2010| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20101025085510/http://aa-fishing.com/or/oregon-fishing.html| archive-date= 25 October 2010 | url-status= live}} According to the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife it also offers fishing for brown bullhead.

Aspen Lake is also a good spot for bird-watching, reportedly one of the areas where the rare yellow rail has nested.{{cite book |title= Complete Angler's Guide to Oregon: A Wilderness Adventures Press Angler's Guidebook|last= John |first= Shewey|year= 2007|publisher= Wilderness Adventures Press|isbn= 1-932098-31-3|page= 321|url= https://books.google.com/books?id=A_9N9aJyA90C}}

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Category:Klamath Falls, Oregon

Aspen

Category:Lakes of Klamath County, Oregon

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