Named places of Oregon and Washington, from the federal register

Memaloose Lake

Memaloose Lake is a lake in Clackamas County, Oregon, recorded in the federal Geographic Names Information System as feature 1146092. It sits at 1251.9 metres above sea level.

Federal profile, 2026

Everything below is the federal record for this place, with each value's source named.

NameMemaloose Lake
GNIS feature ID1146092
Kind of placeLake
StateOregon
CountyClackamas
Latitude45.09783
Longitude-122.23665
USGS topographic mapWanderers Peak
First recorded11/28/1980
Elevationcalculated1251.9 mUSGS EPQS point lookup at the primary coordinate
Elevation (feet)calculated4107 ftelevation_m * 3.28084

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Questions

Where is Memaloose Lake?

In Clackamas County, Oregon, at 45.09783, -122.23665. The USGS records it on the Wanderers Peak topographic map.

How high is Memaloose Lake?

1251.9 metres (4107 feet), read from the USGS 3D Elevation Program at the recorded coordinate.

What kind of place is Memaloose Lake?

The U.S. Geological Survey classifies it as a lake in the Geographic Names Information System.

Where does this information come from?

The Geographic Names Information System, published by the U.S. Geological Survey, with elevation from the USGS 3D Elevation Program. Both are works of the United States government and are not subject to copyright in the United States.

Method and sources

The name, class, county and coordinates come from the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System, the federal register of place names. Elevation is read from the USGS 3D Elevation Program at the recorded coordinate. Values shown as calculated are arithmetic over those fields and are not separate measurements. Nothing on this page describes what the place is like to visit: no one writing it has been there, and the federal record does not say.

  • USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS), Domestic Names, 2026
  • USGS 3DEP Elevation Point Query Service