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The outlet of the lake is at its north end. From there, water flows via Diamond Lake Creek into the North Umpqua River and ultimately to the Pacific Ocean. Diamond Lake was named for John Diamond, for whom Diamond Peak is also named. He saw the lake in 1852 while on the summit of Diamond Peak.
- 24 ft (7.3 m)
- 77,100 acre-feet (95,100,000 m³)
- 52.5 ft (16.0 m)
Sep 9, 2022 · John Diamond, an 1847 Irish immigrant settler at Coburg, first saw the lake in 1852 while seeking a wagon route over the Cascades. He climbed above timberline on a commanding peak and saw, due south twenty-three miles, a skyline lake. His name was given to his viewpoint, Diamond Peak (8,750 feet), and to Diamond Lake.
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Diamond Lake is located in southwest lower Michigan, in nearly the center of Cass County. It is situated southeast of the village, and county seat, Cassopolis. Four different townships intersect in its waters; Calvin, Jefferson, LaGrange, and Penn. The lake is 1,078 acres in size, 60% of the lake is less than 10 feet deep, and is 64 feet at its ...
Aug 31, 2012 · Leave the falls behind and continue a short 16 miles east to reach the gem of Oregon’s Cascades called Diamond Lake. It’s where anglers have caught on to a really good thing: plump and plentiful rainbow trout. Laura Jackson, a fishery biologist with the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, said that back in 2006 it was a different story.
A street-view of Diamond Lake, by Chad Du Lac and Jim Zubkovich, Dragon #124 (2005). "Diamond Lake is the smallest and most remote of [Greyhawk's] three [mining] towns. It services the largest number of mines, over a wider territory than the other towns, but these mines tend to be much smaller than those among the lower operations.
Jul 1, 2019 · It’s more of an oblong rectangle 3 ½ miles long by 1 ½ miles wide. Under the right conditions, it does sparkle like a diamond, but that’s not how it got its name either. Diamond Lake was named after John Diamond, a pioneer settler who first noticed the lake from atop the soon-to-be-named Diamond Peak.
Nov 16, 2022 · The lake is named after John Diamond, a settler from the Willamette Valley, who first saw the lake when he climbed Diamond Peak in 1852. The lake is a year-round destination, with its many campgrounds often filling to capacity in the summer and skiers and snowmobilers arriving in winter. An 11-mile bike path leads around the lake.
